The nation's remaining loan brokers continue to grumble about how they're being treated by certain wholesalers. One loan officer wrote to me, saying she applied to Wells Fargo to become a 'new broker' for the firm and was basically told that unless she could deliver a minimum of 10 loans a month that she didn't stand a chance. "So if they are really wanting to do business with brokers it appears they want all of the business going to them or nothing at all." Meanwhile, Freddie Mac released its fourth quarter results Wednesday morning. It lost a ton of dough -- which was not unexpected -- but apparently its accountants have been making some boo-boos when it comes to calculating loss severity on its holdings...
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Finance of America's earnings per share came out to $1.10, double that of the first quarter of 2025 and well above the a S&P Capital IQ Pro consensus estimate of $0.84.
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PennyMac Financial Services reported $82.3 million net income, inclusive of a $44 million net reduction related to servicing fair value and hedge losses.
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The lender and servicer, which continues to make investments ahead of a future high-demand cycle, has reported tumbling margins in the past year.
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Credibly will bring its SMB loans and revenue-based financing products to Figure's Democratized Prime platform, Figure said in a press release.
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Federal Reserve Gov. Michael Barr said Tuesday that the U.S. energy sector is more insulated from shocks than Europe's, particularly in natural gas prices. However, he warned that the war is pushing up gasoline prices, which could spill over into other parts of the economy.
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Economic uncertainty weighed on risk appetite, but the current performance of the non-QM market is "durable," Angel Oak leaders said in an earnings call.
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