Originations

The lender, which endured two difficult years of limbo before its listing, is touting a capital infusion of at least $550 million as a key to future growth.

Contract closings are at a 4.07 million annualized pace, close to the slowest rate since 2010.

The hedge fund accepted a $639 million offer from the mortgage REIT last month.

The decision highlighted conflicts between insurance providers and detractors, with supporters of alternative products underscoring it had no effect on the services they offer, while a major industry trade group critical of the program lauded the outcome.

Lenders reported a net loss of $534 on each loan they originated in the last quarter, an improvement from the $1,972 loss per loan the quarter prior.

The average for a 30-year home loan marked the fourth straight week of increases, according to Freddie Mac.

Both Keefe, Bruyette & Woods and BTIG believe the transaction — key to spinout of the mortgage business — will be completed despite the opposition of Sculptor founder Dan Och.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency is adding advanced models that include rental payment histories and trended data, but others tap cell phone or consumer-permissioned bank data.

Lenders appear to be loosening underwriting a little and the construction industry may be on track to lower new home prices by 10%-15% this year.

But overall volume is still expected to be 38% lower than 2022's commercial real estate originations, as higher interest rates remain a drag.

But a surge of the 30-year conforming rate to a high last seen in 2001 helped drive overall borrowing lower, even as buyer interest in government-backed products grew, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

Removing such debt information from consumer reports generated an uptick in home loan inquiries in one study and other industries have found advanced score use pays off.

The new entity from Roc360 will be an outlet for loans produced by the company and its two recently acquired businesses, Civic Financial and Finance of America Commercial.

All six companies reported a shift on a quarter-to-quarter basis, and most were still off from a year ago.

Industry executives coming off a tough year are wondering what the transition will cost and how many borrowers it'll bring in.

With prices continuing to increase and the conforming 30-year mortgage rising above 7% in July, the purchase market is in a holding pattern, Black Knight said.

This first step in updating borrower assessments was seen as the easiest and could reduce costs, but stakeholders fear change that reduces data inputs.

The privately held company added a retail branch network and a $10 billion servicing portfolio — and is looking for more.

The markets had a full week to absorb Fitch Ratings' U.S. downgrade, but today's inflation news could cause some near-term volatility.

Volumes dropped below 900,000 in the first three months this year, while the cumulative loan balance nationwide also declined on a quarterly basis for the first time since 2015.