Originations

While the company produced $88 billion during the period, it had a major margin squeeze in its TPO Pro channel.

With its agreement to buy KS StateBank’s residential mortgage operation, Kansas-based Armed Forces is going all in on home lending.

The company is repositioning its secondary market sales of loans and servicing and implementing cost-cutting measures as the market normalizes.

But the Fed’s taper announcement has the industry planning for increases throughout 2022.

The partnership with Esusu, which the athlete’s venture capital firm invested in earlier this year, could help renters build credit histories, broadening their housing options, improving loan performance and incentivizing originations.

Applications related to Zillow Offers made up 70% of the mortgage lender's purchase business in the third quarter.

Purchases also dropped on a weekly basis, but still show signs of strong demand.

The transaction expands the investment management company’s portfolio of mortgage and real estate companies, which includes Selene, Deephaven and Progress Residential.

After closing its merger with Caliber, the company also hopes to pare down expenses by at least 10%.

But the number of prospects remains at the high end of its pre-pandemic range.