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How Pennymac is navigating the double-edged sword of lower rates

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It can improve loan production and acquisitions but hurt their servicing portfolios. In total, loan acquisitions and originations had an unpaid principal balance (UPB) of $31.7 At the same time, our servicing portfolio — now near $650 billion in unpaid principal balance and nearly 2.6 million from July to September.

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Navigating movement in the mortgage industry series: Post-closing matters are important too

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Sellers loan officers who agree to move over to Buyer may want (in addition to use of their team name which is typically an assumed name of Seller) to continue to use Sellers name for a period of time after closing, as part of their recognized brand.

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Newrez parent Rithm Capital posts 57% profit growth in 2024

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billion in consumer loans from Goldman Sachs while also closing a deal to purchase Sculptor Capital Management and its $33 billion in assets under management. In total, its funded loan volume jumped from $8.9 Its refinance recapture rate in 2024 when including closed-end second-lien loans was 52%, up from 41% two years earlier.

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A closer look at investor attitudes and trends in reverse mortgage stocks

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Executive leaders there pointed to the performance of the company’s proprietary loan products and trends in the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage ( HECM ) space as favorable. This brings earnings potential from the brand integration between FOA and American Advisors Group (AAG), he said, making for a much healthier position.

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FHA institutes new payment supplement partial claim

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Regarding other initiatives, Gordon said the FHA is “also hoping soon to put out our servicing defect taxonomy ” and, in the near future, will be releasing a mortgagee letter for the 203(k) renovation loan program. Since March 2020, lenders and servicers have provided borrowers with nearly 1.9 million COVID-19 loss-mitigation actions.

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FOA records loss in Q1 but remains confident about improving profitability

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Finance of America Companies (FOA), which controls the outgoing brands Finance of America Reverse (FAR) and American Advisors Group (AAG), recorded a net loss under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) of $16 million in Q1 2024 and an adjusted net loss of $7 million for the quarter, according to a recently released earnings report.

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Rocket’s profits drop dramatically to $60M in Q2 2022

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Jay Farner, vice chairman and CEO of Rocket Companies, said the company introduced new lending programs, forged new mortgage partnerships, launched the solar business and expanded the brand to Canada during the quarter. billion in closed loans from April to June, down from $83.7 In the second quarter, however, the company generated $1.4

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