Doma says it’s still on the path to profitability

Despite recording yet another quarter with a net loss, Doma executives remain steadfastly committed to reaching profitability by the end of 2023.

During the second quarter of 2022, the title underwriter earned $124 million in revenue, down from the $130 million recorded a year ago, but up 10% from the previous quarter. The firm’s GAAP net loss for the quarter

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UWM posts stronger profits than Rocket in Q2 2022

United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), the nation’s largest wholesale lender, posted a drop in origination volume and profits in the second quarter compared to the first three months of 2022, even after maintaining its gain-on-sale margins and increasing the fair value of mortgage servicing rights (MSRs).

But the Pontiac, Michigan-based lender improved its performance compared to the same period of 2021,

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Banking agencies get deluge of feedback on CRA proposal

Stakeholders on all sides of the issues sounded off on the proposed changes to the federal redlining statute in comments to the banking agencies marshaling the changes.

Some of the nearly 360 comments came in late on Thursday, a day before the deadline imposed by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve and the Federal

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Sixth recession red flag raised, despite strong jobs report

Sixth recession red flag raised, despite strong jobs report

What a crazy day for my economic model! On the same day, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revealed that we’ve recovered all the jobs lost to COVID-19 and I am raising my sixth recession red flag.

When I wrote the America is back recovery model on April 7, 2020, and then retired it on Dec. 9, 2020, I knew

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Finance of America eliminates big chunk of workforce as

Finance of America posted steep losses in the second quarter and has pledged to eliminate a significant percentage of its workforce to contain the financial fallout.

As with other lenders seeing huge declines in mortgage origination volume, Finance of America’s traditional mortgage business took a hit due to tumbling refinance volumes and an increase in spreads on both non-agency and

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New American Funding eliminates hundreds of jobs

New American Funding has laid off hundreds of employees across multiple rounds of workforce reductions this year, multiple former employees told HousingWire.

The most recent layoff came on Tuesday when the California-based lender eliminated several hundred positions, including loan officers, mortgage underwriters, processors and training specialists, multiple former employees said. The firm had 4,800 employees as of July 2021, and

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