Finance

Economic uncertainty slowed multifamily and commercial activity to the lowest level in 9 years, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

The offering comes amid an ongoing wave of private and public MSR sales.

Both its servicing and origination segment were in the red in the first three months of the year, with the latter division reporting a net loss of $32.8 million.

The firm's reverse mortgage arm combined with the newly acquired American Advisors Group will make the parent company the largest player in that lending space, executives said.

Bank turmoil caused a reduction in adjustable-rate and refinancings, but jumbo product availability actually grew in April.

Even with lower new insurance written, the six active underwriters remained profitable.

After a selloff toward the end of 2022 when it sought to reduce liquidity risk, the company resumed purchases of whole loans last quarter.

Management provided upbeat commentary both about the period and how the second quarter is progressing.

Earnings dipped for both companies coming in at $236 million and $328.2 million, respectively.

In a quarterly earnings call, CEO Michael Nierenberg said the company was evaluating options and would likely file forms for a new public company in the near future.