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loanDepot Settles with Anthony Hsieh, Expands Board

loanDepot announced a settlement with the direct-to-consumer lender’s founder and largest shareholder, Anthony Hsieh, who is also chairman of the board. So reports Insider. Read more...

Home Prices Rise for the First Time in Eight Months: Black Knight

February brought the first month-over-month gain for U.S. home prices in eight months, according to Black Knight. So reports Mortgage Orb. Read more...

IMBs Just Had Worst Year Since the MBA Has Kept Track

Last year was the worst for independent mortgage banks’ production profits since the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Annual Mortgage Bankers Performance Report began in 2008. Read more...

Pending Home Sales Climb for Third Month in a Row

By one measurement, the volatile housing market has shown signs of possible stabilization. So reports The Real Deal. Read more...

Mortgage Rates Drop for Third Straight Week

U.S. long-term mortgage rates have seen a third consecutive weekly decline as markets adjusted to the impact of bank turmoil on the Federal Reserve’s inflation-fighting efforts. So reports CNN. Read more...

FHFA Widens Use of COVID-19 Payment Deferrals

The Federal Housing Finance Agency has declared that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will make its expanded COVID-19 payment deferrals available to all borrowers facing financial hardship. So reports DSNews. Read more...

Fidelity National Financial Fined $3.5M For No-Poach Deals

Fidelity National Financial has agreed to pay a $3.5 million fine to settle antitrust allegations over its “no poach” agreements, the New York state attorney general’s office has announced. So reports The Mortgage Note. Read more...

Bodnar of MMG: What Will It Take to Get Inflation Down to 2%?

Bill Bodnar of the Mortgage Market Guide shares his thoughts on the Fed and inflation. "The Core PCE Index came in light. What will it take for it to get to 2%?"   Read more...

Prepayments Rebound from All-Time Low: Black Knight

Prepayment activity (SMM) inched up to 0.35%, breaking a four-month streak of record lows, with relief likely to extend as the spring homebuying season takes hold, according to Black Knight. Read more...

Mortgage Banks’ Belt-Tightening Couldn’t Beat Volume Decline

Most mortgage lenders bled cash in the fourth quarter, notwithstanding thoroughgoing attempts to cut costs. So reports The Real Deal. Read more...

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