Fixed income

Radian joins existing shareholders in the new financing, which adds to a Series A round of $19.8 million conducted in 2020.

Like some other servicers, it recorded a positive change in valuations during the first quarter, contrasting a negative adjustment in the previous period.

The digital lender disclosed a prolonged low stock price could have forced it to redeem a $528 million convertible note from sponsor SoftBank.

The surprisingly strong U.S. economy has driven Treasury yields to the highest since late November as investors dial back bets on interest-rate cuts, wagering that policymakers will be wary of easing policy prematurely.

The board has reduced some aspects of Rithm CEO Michael Nierenberg's pay, but also significantly raised the performance-based component.

Bond investors who were once convinced that the Federal Reserve would start cutting interest rates this week are painfully surrendering to a higher-for-longer reality and a murky path forward for the market.

Market participants have been so focused on determining when and how much the Federal Reserve will slow its balance-sheet unwind that they haven't even started to consider another wrinkle: the composition of the U.S. central bank's assets.

Wall Street saw another busy session of bond sales as issuers looked to borrow before key economic data later this week.

The company, which has paired down its operations to concentrate on reverse mortgages, got a similar notice in December.

In the derivatives markets, they've started pricing in that the Fed will carry out just four — or five at the most — quarter-point rate cuts in 2024, only slightly more than the three penciled in by policymakers.

Other servicing gains helped Mr. Cooper profit despite negative mark-to-market valuations and cyberattack costs that led to lower consecutive-quarter results.

Chairman and CEO of Pennymac, David Spector, said the one-time cost will allow the company to retain ownership of a proprietary system that could build value for investors.

Two Harbors, which also reported a gain in comprehensive income, recently completed an acquisition that made it the eighth largest conventional servicer.

Bond traders are growing more convinced that US yields are heading lower as they bet on a series of Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts, yet the path to cheaper borrowing costs is set to be extremely bumpy.

The benchmark 10-year yield rose as much as nine basis points to 3.97%.

The year-end yield on the bond, a global anchor for markets and U.S. mortgage rates, is the culmination of a stunning rebound for Treasuries.

The U.S. may be less rate-sensitive than other countries due to its long-term mortgages but could face tighter credit from hard-hit financial institutions.

The warning follows a period in which its stock traded below a certain threshold. The company can stay listed and plans to ask for time to regain compliance.

Short-term rates may fall but the Fed's quantitative tightening, which tends to pressure financing costs for most mortgages, persists. Here the net impact.

The Federal Reserve will need to start hitting the brakes on the unwind of its balance sheet as the outlook for the central bank's reserves grows increasingly murky, according to Wrightson ICAP.