At a company investors conference March 30, Countrywide said the company hopes to more than double annual pretax earnings to $7.5 billion by 2008.This year, Countrywide estimates that it will earn $3.5 billion on a pretax basis. The company also hopes to have $250 billion in assets by 2008, up from $98 billion in 2003. And Countrywide said it is aiming for an origination market share of 30%, compared with 11.7% today, and a servicing portfolio of $1.9 trillion in home loans, up from $645 billion at the end of last year.
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While buyers' leverage now spans 41 of the 50 largest metros, starter-home sales fell 5.4% amid affordability concerns.
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Economic uncertainty is turning into 2026's defining theme that dictates housing market trends, according to over one-third of lenders surveyed by HomeLight.
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The approvals expand BSI's ability to support Ginnie Mae-backed digital mortgage assets across securitization and servicing, the company said.
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For the second consecutive quarter, the real estate investment trust recorded GAAP net income as it prepares to be acquired by CrossCountry Mortgage.
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Seasonal gains fueled the highest dollar volume of loans acquired since the third quarter of 2022, suggesting lenders are getting business from homebuyers.
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Loandepot is arguing that its local rival, West Capital Lending, has no standing to sue it over the statute meant to protect consumers from predatory lending.
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