Finance of America 2025 profit jumps 175% on loan volume

Finance of America 2025 profit jumps 175% on loan volume

Adjusted EBITDA totaled $143 million, a 138% increase from 202. This was a reflection of improved earnings quality and the benefits of scale across the company’s platform, CEO Graham Fleming said during... Read more »
MBA Projects 27% Increase in Commercial Mortgage Volume for 2026

MBA Projects 27% Increase in Commercial Mortgage Volume for 2026

Total commercial mortgage origination volume is forecasted to increase 27% to $805.5 billion in 2026 from the $633.7 billion expected in 2025, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced at its 2026 Commercial/Multifamily Finance... Read more »
Los Angeles Signed Contracts Jump in Asking Volume

Los Angeles Signed Contracts Jump in Asking Volume

Los Angeles County deal flow bounced back last week as signed contracts ticked up. Across Los Angeles County, 22 homes went into contract for the seven days ended Feb. 1, which was... Read more »
The Loan Store doubles wholesale mortgage volume in 2025

The Loan Store doubles wholesale mortgage volume in 2025

Its growth has been driven by well-known industry veterans. TLS’s strategy is rooted in the prior experience of its leadership team — including CEO Phil Shoemaker, president Jason Lee and chief revenue... Read more »
Lennar targets margin stability with operational efficiency and steady volume

Lennar targets margin stability with operational efficiency and steady volume

By the time Lennar executives reached the question-and-answer portion of their fourth-quarter 2025 earnings call this morning, the tone had shifted. From explanation to defense. What had looked, just a quarter earlier,... Read more »
Title insurers started 2024 slowly, but Q2 premium volume rebounds

Title insurers started 2024 slowly, but Q2 premium volume rebounds

After a slow start to the year, the housing market picked up the pace during the second quarter. For the title insurance industry, this meant an uptick in title insurance premium volume,... Read more »
Title insurers started 2024 slowly, but Q2 premium volume rebounds

Reverse mortgage volume, HMBS issuance show little movement in September

The reverse mortgage industry could begin seeing some benefits of lower interest rates, but endorsement volume and securities issuance largely continued its trend from the prior month. Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM)... Read more »
Title insurers started 2024 slowly, but Q2 premium volume rebounds

Loan quality takes a hit even as mortgage origination volume slows

The overall critical defect rate for mortgages increased in the first quarter of 2024, ending five consecutive quarters of decline. But the increase itself was relatively modest and the share of loans... Read more »
Reverse mortgage volume, HMBS issuance see improvement in March

Reverse mortgage volume, HMBS issuance see improvement in March

After a few months of downward data in its performance metrics, the reverse mortgage industry saw a slightly different story play out in March that should come as welcome news. Home Equity... Read more »
Title insurers started 2024 slowly, but Q2 premium volume rebounds

Rate lock volume rose going into the spring buying season

The spring homebuying season kicked off with a monthly jump in purchase mortgage locks despite rising interest rates.  Rate lock volume rose 5% from January to February due to a notable 8.3%... Read more »