Investments

Arch Capital Group's 62% first-quarter earnings improvement was driven by its acquisition of United Guaranty Corp.

Growth outside of its residential mortgage business contributed to Flagstar Bank beating first-quarter earnings estimates, company executives said.

Stewart Information Services Corp. posted net income in the first quarter of $4.1 million, a turnaround from the $11.2 million loss one year ago.

MGIC Investment Corp. had net income of $89.8 million for the first quarter, an increase of nearly 30% over the same period last year of $69.2 million.

Mortgage bankers' first-quarter earnings should be down from the fourth quarter in tandem with the reduction in origination volume.

Impac Mortgage Holdings sold $56 million of its common stock as part of a plan to securitize non-qualified mortgage loans.

The Loan Syndications and Trading Association is appealing directly to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to exempt collateralized loan obligation managers from rules requiring "skin in the game" of deals.

Some are wording the language of amendments used to refinance deals so as to be able to benefit if risk retention rules are repealed.

Global Index Group has developed a new product based on the NCREIF Property Index, which measures the performance of some $525 billion of CRE held on behalf of tax-exempt institutions.

Most Federal Reserve officials agree that they will begin shrinking their super-sized balance sheet later this year.

Consolidation among large independent mortgage bankers is likely as several lack the financial wherewithal to deal with the changing environment, Moody's said.

In a bitterly partisan Congress, two senators are making a rare push across party lines to solve a persistent riddle with huge implications for the U.S. housing market: What to do with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac?

Higher interest rates have reduced prepayments to levels not seen since 2014.

With interest rates on the rise, analysts say the Fed could start shrinking its unprecedented $1.75 trillion position in mortgage-backed securities by year-end.

LoanDepot Inc. is exploring the possibility of reviving a stock offering after cancelling one in November 2015

Profits at Mill Valley, Calif.-based Redwood Trust shrank during the fourth quarter, reflecting lower interest income and net losses on the fair value of investments.

CoreLogic reported a 90% year-over-year decline in net income during the fourth quarter, as impairment charges more than offset the company's revenue gains.

Ocwen Financial Corp. reduced its net loss in the fourth quarter, a reflection of the company's efforts to reduce expenses.

A federal appeals court upheld a ruling that barred hedge funds from suing to overturn the U.S. government's 2012 decision to capture billions of dollars in the profits generated by the mortgage guarantors Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac after their bailout.

New Residential Investment Corp. had net income of $225 million in the fourth quarter, more than double the $103 million reported for the same period in 2015.