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DOJ will intervene in NAR’s commission lawsuit settlement: KBW analysts

April 9, 2024 Mariel Alumit Comments Off

Analysts at investment bank Keefe, Bruyette & Woods believe that the Department of Justice will intervene in Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit after receiving the green light to reopen its investigation into the National Association of […]

MSR sale could improve NYCB capital ratio by up to 15bps: KBW

March 5, 2024 Mariel Alumit Comments Off

Struggling New York Community Bancorp (NYCB), which triggered fears of new bank collapses, could benefit from selling mortgage servicing rights (MSR) to improve its capital ratio, according to analysts at Keefe, Bruyette and Woods (KBW). NYCB became […]

Rocket lost money last year, so why are its shares up?

February 25, 2024 Comments Off

Rocket Companies, the parent of Rocket Mortgage, lost money in 2023, but executives have expressed confidence about a big turnaround by touting investment in artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate the company’s profitability. Despite reporting […]

Industry experts are closely watching delinquency rates, insurance costs

February 25, 2024 Comments Off

Mortgage servicers, regulators and economists are closely watching the delinquency rates for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans following a spike in the fourth quarter of 2023. Industry experts say that although there’s a correlation […]

Jobs data sends mortgage rates higher

February 3, 2024 Comments Off

Today we got a jobs Friday hat trick! Better headline jobs were reported, with positive revisions and more robust wage growth, which caught bond traders off guard and sent bond yields and mortgage rates […]