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Mark Calabria, who oversaw the two government giants under Trump and was fired by the Biden administration, said in a recent interview that the government-sponsored enterprises are once again at risk of insolvency.

Mid America will retain its focus on technology, third-party originations and secondary market executions for specialty products while helping the acquirer expand the scope of its operations.

But the REIT, which invests in mortgages that have to be verified through nontraditional means like bank statements, has seen an improvement in its outlook since the first quarter.

Higher rates and tight margins are affecting its non-QM and conforming businesses.

Calls for “reform” in times of high liquidity ignore the scalability of the system, and the need to have it around in times of trouble.

Only Stewart reported a quarter-to-quarter increase in net income, while upstart Doma is reducing headcount by 15%.

Real-estate owned assets sold in 2021 achieved 109% of the most recent appraised value, on average, compared with the 97% that the sales achieved, in 2020.

The sale of its correspondent business to Planet Home Lending, divestment in a reverse mortgage lender, Longbridge Financial, and the outsourcing of mortgage servicing rights all reinforce its focus on wholesale, company management said.

Its outlook is about $20 billion less than what the analyst consensus forecast had called for.

Forecasting that it will not turn a profit in the 2022 fiscal year, the company plans to make job cuts, suspend dividends and introduce new products.