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The FICS advantage: Leveraging automation for smarter mortgage servicing in 2025

Housing Wire

After years of high interest rates, and price spikes, mortgage lenders are optimistic heading into 2025. Fannie Mae predicts a 28% increase in mortgage originations to $2.1 The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) also predicts that total origination volume will increase by 28.5%

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Consulting firm Milliman jumps into mortgage advisory by hiring two big names

Housing Wire

is expanding into the residential mortgage business, and it’s picked up Sterling Point Advisors ‘ Jeff Juliane and Brett Ludden to lead the effort. Ludden and Juliane will focus on providing comprehensive advisory services to mortgage lenders, servicers and investors.

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UBS sells mortgage servicer to Sixth Street-led investor group

Housing Wire

Swiss bank UBS Group AG has decided to sell Credit Suisse ’s mortgage servicing company, Select Portfolio Servicing (SPS), to a group of investors led by Sixth Street , HousingWire has learned. Banks have reduced their exposure to mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) due to expected higher capital requirements and risks.

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Kiavi attracts new investors with latest fix-and-flip mortgage securitization

Housing Wire

Kiavi , a San Francisco-based lender for residential real estate investors , announced on Tuesday the closing of a $400 million rated securitization of residential transition loans (RTLs) in an “oversubscribed” transaction. The notes are backed by 659 mortgage loans with a total principal balance of approximately $168 million.

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Progress Residential unveils 36th private-label SFR offering 

Housing Wire

Another single-family rental (SFR) securitization deal sponsored by a large institutional player, Progress Residential , is slated to hit the private-label market this month, bringing the total securitization-deal count for Progress to seven so far this year. billion; FirstKey Homes , $10 billion; Amherst Residential , $6.3

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SitusAMC sells majority stake in mortgage risk management biz

Housing Wire

SitusAMC has struck a deal to sell a majority stake of two subsidiaries focused on mortgage risk management to investment firm VineLight Venture. It comes as Securent seeks capital to invest in rising-demand products, especially in the residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) space. Vedder will continue to lead Securent.

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U.S. mortgage delinquency rates remain near historic lows: CoreLogic 

Housing Wire

In February 2024, the national delinquency rate for residential mortgages stood at 2.8%, marking an 0.2 The data provider examined all stages of delinquencies to gain a complete view of the mortgage market and loan performance health. Early-stage delinquencies (mortgages 30 to 59 days past due), accounted for 1.5%

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