The mortgage originations of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Des Moines, Iowa, totaled $398 billion in 2006, up 9% from the level recorded in 2005, according to Wells Fargo & Co., San Francisco.In addition, the owned mortgage servicing portfolio stood at a record $1.37 trillion as of Dec. 31, 2006, up 38% from that of a year earlier, Wells Fargo reported. (Wells Fargo Home Mortgage is part of Wells Fargo's community banking segment.) "The past year has been a very challenging year for the mortgage industry with the flat to inverted yield curve and a slowdown in the housing sector," said Mark Oman, senior executive vice president in the Wells Home and Consumer Finance Group. "Despite this environment, we continued our long track record of growing our mortgage servicing businesses at double-digit rates, which provides opportunities to cross-sell and retain these customers." Wells Fargo & Co. reported record net income of $8.48 billion ($2.49 per share) for 2006, up 11% from that of a year earlier. The company can be found online at http://www.wellsfargo.com.
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The lender recorded a $59 million net loss in the fourth quarter, an 83% improvement from its third quarter performance.
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Initial analyses of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data show UWM ahead in 2023 loan numbers and dollar volume, but Rocket's market share still looks competitive.
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Last year, the Raleigh, N.C.-based Integrated called off a deal to sell itself to MVB Financial after bank stocks took a hit in the aftermath of the regional bank failures. Capital hopes to expand its government-guaranteed lending with the transaction.
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The pending end of the program comes as over half of U.S. states have already ceased accepting new applicants for federal aid aimed to help struggling households with mortgage payments.
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But the 30-year fixed rate mortgage is still near 7%, and that remains the overhang on the housing market, Freddie Mac said.
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Mortgage payments rose 10% year-over-year to an all-time high for March, Redfin said.
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