While its two mortgage banking segments made money during the second quarter, Redwood Trust lost $100.2 million for the period, related to businesses it is winding down. This compared with net income of $14.4 million in the first quarter and $13.8 million in the second quarter of 2024. The legacy investments are now its own […]
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Fannie Mae, the larger of two government-related loan buyers the Trump administration is considering repositioning for monetization, reported net worth and efficiency improved in the second quarter but earnings fell due to a revised credit loss provision linked to softer home prices. The government-sponsored enterprise generated $3.3 billion in net income during the period, down
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Two, an investor and originator/servicer, recorded anticipated expenses from a dispute with a former external manager that weighed down second-quarter earnings as it navigated secondary market disruption. The real estate investment trust and owner of Roundpoint Mortgage Servicing reported a more than $270 million net loss to common shareholders (over $257 million including preferred and
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are set to accept newer credit scores that incorporate nontraditional data, a long-anticipated move that could expand access to home loans — but not without raising new questions and costs. That was the conclusion some experts like James Bennison, former executive vice president and head of alternative markets at Arch
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Mortgage industry prognosticator Barry Habib was both surprised and honored that the Federal Housing Finance Agency approached him for a role on the Fannie Mae board. “I wasn’t expecting it, I didn’t solicit it, and it is an extreme honor,” Habib said in an interview with National Mortgage News. He was named to the Fannie
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Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) recently roiled the mortgage market with a post on X, writing “Fannie [Mae] and Freddie [Mac] will ALLOW lenders to use Vantage 4.0 Score with no current requirement to build new infrastructure (stays Tri Merge).” Not only is it highly unorthodox to be making huge policy decisions
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In 2023, Steve Thomas started a new correspondent lender, Futurewave Finance. His three decades in the mortgage industry include servicing as the senior managing director of mortgage capital markets at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, as well as time at Fannie Mae. From his time in the FHLB system, Thomas learned that community
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency is proposing to repeal its fair lending, fair housing and equitable housing finance rule, stating it is looking to comply with Pres. Trump’s executive orders. Furthermore, the rule is duplicative, with the laws behind each portion administered by other agencies. But Jannell Byrd-Chichester, general counsel for the National Fair Housing
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The government-sponsored enterprises’ exit from conservatorship could be unexpected and quick, the senior vice president of mortgage finance policy at the Independent Community Bankers of America said. While a methodical process may take place, he wouldn’t be surprised if the opposite happens, Ron Haynie said, speaking during an online presentation from Lenders One and the
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Barry Habib, long-time mortgage industry trainer and pundit who is the founder and CEO of MBS Highway, has been named to the Fannie Mae board. Prior to starting MBS Highway, Habib put out the Mortgage Market Guide. He was also an executive at several lenders, including Residential Finance, RPM Mortgage and Certified Mortgage. Outside of
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