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Guild Mortgage, Bayview Asset explore servicing M&A

Capital markets, M&A, Originations, Servicing /

Publicly traded lender Guild Mortgage’s parent company, Bayview Asset Management, and a servicing-related affiliate are in talks about a potential deal. Bayview said in a filing that in conjunction with the affiliate it is “engaging in friendly preliminary discussions” with Guild “regarding a broader commercial relationship and potential corporate transaction. One possible outcome is “the […]

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The Top 50 Women Producers in 2025

2025 top producers, Originations /

A loan officer at a credit union, Stephanie Dombrowski, is this year’s Top Producer among women. Dombrowski, who works at Ent Credit Union in Colorado Springs, Colorado, originated $186.5 million last year, followed by Ashley McKenzie of Highlands Residential Mortgage and Nancy Moreland of Brookhollow Mortgage Services. Dombrowski noted that the rising cost of homeowners

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20 banks with the largest mortgage origination volume in Q1

Lending, Mortgages, Originations /

Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors. The top five bank lenders included in this ranking had an average mortgage origination volume of more than $43 billion as of the end of the first quarter. A majority of banks saw a decrease in mortgage origination volume between the fourth

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Mortgage rates keep rising, influenced by DC developments

Economy, Housing markets, MARKETING TO BORROWERS, Mortgage Rates, Originations /

The 30-year fixed rate mortgage moved 5 basis points higher from last week, but still remains under 7%, at least according to Freddie Mac. “Mortgage rates inched up this week but continue to remain lower than one year ago,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist, in a press release. “With more inventory for buyers

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Bank lending to nondepository mortgage firms rising: Fitch

Capital markets, Originations, Risk management /

Fitch Ratings is starting to look more closely at depository lending involving nonbank financial institutions, including mortgage firms, as unfunded commitments to NBFIs take on a larger role in portfolios. Unfunded commitments to mortgage credit intermediaries by a group of banks Fitch studied totaled over $255.44 billion as of March 31, up from $202.28 billion

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Non QM reaps benefits from policy, market discipline: execs

LOAN PRODUCTS, Mortgage Bankers Association, Originations, Secondary markets /

Frin left to right: Moderator Devin Norales, and panelists Max Slyusarchuk, Jeremy Schneider, Peter Simon and Rudy Orman address the audience at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Secondary and Capital Markets Conference in New York on May 19, 2025. Politics, marketing and organic growth within the borrowing public are providing momentum to non-qualified mortgage businesses, leading

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Mortgage rates rise to three-month high, slowing home demand

Mortgage applications, Originations /

US mortgage rates climbed last week to a three-month high, prompting a slide in applications for home purchases and refinancing. The contract rate on a 30-year mortgage rose 6 basis points to 6.92% in the week ended May 16, according to Mortgage Bankers Association data released Wednesday. The rate on five-year adjustable mortgages also increased

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Mortgage rates will go below 6% next year, Fannie says

Economy, MARKETING TO BORROWERS, Mortgage Rates, Originations, Politics and policy /

Fannie Mae now forecasts mortgage rates to slip back under 6% by the second quarter of 2026 as it elevated its gross domestic product outlook and modified its home sales projections. The origination forecast, while increased over both its March and April projections, other than for rates, remains more conservative than the Mortgage Bankers Association’s

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Lenders feel better, not exuberant, about housing market

Economy, LOAN PRODUCTS, Mortgage Rates, Originations, Secondary markets /

The Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest forecast for 2025­ expects volume to be slightly lower than previously thought, with a 14% increase in the number of units produced.  Mike Fratantoni, the group’s chief economist speaking at its Secondary & Capital Markets Conference in New York on Monday, recounted discussions he had in recent days with people

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Mortgage brokers say FHA changes, inventory are key hurdles

LOAN PRODUCTS, Mortgage brokers, Originations, Wholesale lenders /

Mortgage brokers are tired of the dialogue around elevated interest rates. “It is what it is,” some say, emphasizing that other factors – such as changes in policy at the Federal Housing Administration — are having a more notable impact on their business and the consumers they serve. At UWM’s Live! event last week, more

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