In other news from Impac, the company is cutting its dividend by 60% in the first quarter to $0.10 a share, but it also completed two securitizations totaling $2.2 billion in alt-A and commercial loans.The Irvine-based real estate investment trust also said "outstanding repurchase requests" at the end of the first quarter have been substantially reduced compared to year-end. In trading at midday on March 30, its shares were up 7% to $4.87.
The national delinquency rate rose 15 basis points to 3.5% last month due to a calendar anomaly, marking a 4.5% month-over-month incline and 9.4% annual change.
ICE launched a fraud detection tool for underwriters, Newrez partnered with Matic and Rate announced a free home equity monitoring tool this month.
Nearly one-third of states now have official nonbank standards for liquidity, capital and corporate governance that firms over a certain threshold must meet.
KBW now rates UWM as outperform, and BTIG calls the stock a buy, but both cite high leverage levels and industry macro trends depressing its stock price.
If approved, the deal can provide relief for the approximately 662,000 individuals affected by an incident at the mortgage vendor last November.
Properties outside of the 100-year flood zone exposed to $375 billion to $1 trillion in losses, Moodys reports
