Finance

The plan could value the government-controlled mortgage giants at some $500 billion or more and would involve selling between 5% and 15% of their stock.

A credit analyst manually reviews the pool's underwriting decisions, instead of just leaving it all to automated underwriting methods.

The lender and servicer, which posted stronger originations, suggested more efficient production with improvements including renegotiated vendor contracts.

Both originations and servicing segments contributed to the second-quarter's positive numbers, with production up by over 14% year over year.

The survey shows that Americans are more confident in their own finances, though most still expect home prices and mortgage rates to rise over the next year.

In the second quarter, the nation's largest originator funded $39.7 billion in mortgages, including $27.3 billion in purchase loans.

The company, which is projecting adjusted EBITDA profit next fall, saw its Neo Home Loans arm more than double its production from the first quarter.

From warehouse offerings from a subservicer to a development willing to take crypto for purchases, these firms are looking to fill holes in the market.

MBA urges GSEs to drop tri-merge credit rule, calling it outdated and costly as FHFA weighs broader credit reporting and scoring reforms.

While the company exceeded analyst expectations on several fronts, its Q3 outlook includes softer revenue and a slide back into negative EBITDA.

Prior to the earnings release, Finance of America announced it was buying out Blackstone's equity stake in the mortgage lender for $80 million.

Groups like the Mortgage Bankers Association and National Housing Conference welcomed the decision to increase the secondary market for the credits.

The real estate investment trust this spring purchased $147 million of loans including HELOCs, completed two securitizations and closed a senior note offering.

The forward-flow agreement with the lending fintech comes as home renovation spending surged during the first half of this decade.

Volatility hiked MSR hedging costs and hurt origination margins. But net income to common shareholders almost matched that seen during the previous quarter.

Lenders and servicers must determine how quickly to act as some legislators look to enable the move a key regulator has ordered while others urge deliberation.

Cassidy, whose experience is in multifamily, is currently HUD principal deputy assistant secretary, running the government insurer on an acting basis.

Alternative asset manager Canyon Partners is committing $250 million to buy new mortgage bonds created by A&D Mortgage LLC, a partnership that will help the mortgage finance company substantially increase the pace of its bond sales. 

Joseph Gormley has been nominated as Ginnie Mae's first permanent president since May 2024, with industry leaders praising his housing finance expertise.

Employment came in below estimates, which some economists expect could move the bond market in ways that affect loan costs even before the Fed meets next.