Servicing portfolio propels Ocwen to profitability in Q1

Nonbank mortgage lender and servicer Ocwen Financial Corporation reported a $58 million profit in the first quarter, according to preliminary quarterly results released Thursday. The company greatly bettered the $2 million loss in the fourth quarter of 2021 and increased its profits by a factor of six compared to the

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Colorado Springs offers a window into Stewart’s title strategy

Colorado Springs, Colorado. The original uploader was Postoak at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Due to rising mortgage rates, soaring home prices and low inventory, the title insurance industry is falling precipitously from the record highs achieved during the pandemic. But Stewart Information Services Corporation, the

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Union Home Mortgage the latest to trim workforce

Ohio-based Union Home Mortgage is the latest in a string of lenders this week to institute workforce reductions. “The residential housing market has turned quickly due to historically low inventory of homes for sale and a rapid rise in interest rates due to inflation,” Cindy Flynn, chief marketing and communications

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Freddie Mac now worth $31.7B, but G-fee income falls

Freddie Mac reported net income of $3.8 billion for the first quarter of 2022, an increase of 37% year-over-year, even as purchase and refinance activity continued to decline. The company’s net worth climbed to $31.7 billion, up nearly $13 billion from the same time last year. Its single-family mortgage portfolio

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Realogy stays profitable, laments mortgage

Residential real estate brokerages will not do as well in 2022 as they did in 2021, but let’s not get carried away. That seemed to be the message of Realogy Holding Corp.’s quarter one earnings just as the stock markets opened early Thursday morning. The Madison, New Jersey-based conglomerate whose

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Homebuyer affordability gets even tougher

A combination of home price appreciation, inflation, and low housing inventory continued to dent homebuyers’ ability to buy homes in March. The trend of a decrease in homebuyer affordability is forecast to persist in the coming months, hitting first-time buyers the most.  The national median monthly mortgage payment settled in

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