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The company, which earned $535 million in net income in 3Q20, has been prioritizing purchase volume and managing costs to account for a possible decline in originations next year.

For most of the underwriters it was a strong quarter, but concerns remain over government-sponsored enterprise reform and potential claims after forbearances end.

The company is finding it challenging to ramp originations back up after spending most of the second quarter on the sidelines.

Compared with the second quarter, the title insurer had 154,000 more orders opened and earned $89 per residential file.

While Rocket reaches near $1 per share, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are seeing declines as their planned exit of conservatorship remains tied to the presidential race.

Smaller lenders should consider positioning themselves for acquisition at a time when they can be making the most money.

Two investors pushing CoreLogic Inc. to explore a sale won partial support from a prominent shareholder advisory firm, which urged shareholders to support three of the dissident group’s nominees for the board.

The origination boom generated another profit for the company in the third quarter, when also it obtained a novel source of liquidity to support its servicing operations.

The upcoming shift may help to prepare the government-sponsored enterprise for a conservatorship exit by reducing interest-rate volatility in Fannie’s earnings.

The bank operating system’s integration with a technology platform for construction loans adds to indications of nCino’s increasing relevance to real estate-secured lending.