Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac investors are underestimating the chances of a public market re-entry from the mortgage giants after a lull in chatter around the names, according to Mizuho’s Dan Dolev. Processing Content Dolev initiated both companies this week with buy ratings, citing a base case assuming a 30% chance that Fannie will exit […]
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The day began on a fairly hopeful note for the mortgage market. During overnight trading hours, the bond market improved following a report regarding a peace framework sent to Iran by The U.S. When bonds improve, rates fall, all else equal. The gains were modest, but they allowed the average lender to set their first
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Applications for government-guaranteed or insured mortgages made up almost one-third of the week’s volume for the period ended May 1, the Mortgage Bankers Association said. Processing Content Rates for these loans tend to be lower. The Mortgage Bankers Association only provides rate data for the Federal Housing Administration-insured loan, which averaged 6.12% for the week,
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Rocket Cos. came oh-so-close to reclaiming the top spot among mortgage originators in the first quarter. Processing Content The company, which acquired Redfin and Mr. Cooper last year, had closed loan volume of $44.7 billion. Its Detroit rival, United Wholesale Mortgage, ended the period with $44.9 billion. Pennymac trailed with $37 billion. But when asked
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Carrington Mortgage Services will acquire Valon Mortgage and adopt the fintech’s servicing software to handle its book of Ginnie Mae loans, the firms said Thursday. Processing Content The deal will expand Carrington’s servicing portfolio by around 800,000 loans, according to a press release, marking yet another major industry play for servicing. Carrington said it’s buying
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President Trump signed new legislation this week aimed to facilitate mortgage lending and open up homeownership to members of Native American communities across the U.S. Processing Content Sponsored by members of South Dakota’s congressional delegation, the Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act sets new timelines for the review and processing of mortgage applications involving properties on
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ReAlpha Tech Corp. is conducting layoffs claiming artificial intelligence is reducing the need for some employees. Processing Content The real estate technology company reduced its workforce, which includes full-time employees, consultants, temporary workers and independent contractors, by about 25% and consolidated select vendor relationships. Together, these moves will save the company roughly $2 million over
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Key insight: Advanced AI in financial services is no longer a question of if, but where. What’s at stake: Deployments abound, but questions of data provenance, resiliency and accuracy still remain. Forward look: Many banks are thinking about or putting in place data warehouses that will help them ease the challenges of implementation and integration.
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The 30-year fixed rate mortgage gained another 7 basis points this week, Freddie Mac reported, but the point-to-point movements do not tell the whole story. Processing Content Even as the 30-year FRM averaged 6.37% for the period ended May 7, the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey reported, observers noted rates trended lower the last
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For a lot of would-be first-time buyers, affordability is the thing that’s standing in the way. But some buyers are getting creative and finding a way to still make the numbers work – and that’s through co-buying. The Dream Is Still Alive. The Math Just Isn’t Working for Everyone. Young people haven’t given up on
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