Rocket’s appetite for growth could ding corporate debt rating

Fitch Ratings warns of potential dowgrade of Rocket debt rating if Redfin and Mr. Cooper deals close, while decline in share price suggests investors have doubts Mr. Cooper is worth $9.4 billion. Continue reading

Rocket’s $649M Q4 profit puts the company in the black for 2024

In a difficult year for real estate, Rocket Mortgage grew closed loan volume by 29 percent, to $101.2 billion, and higher profit margins on those loans helped boost net revenue by 34 percent, to $5.1 billion. Continue reading

UWM is hiring after banner year for purchase mortgage lending

In a year when home sales hit a three-decade low, the nation’s biggest mortgage lender made $96.1 billion in loans to homebuyers — the company’s best year ever. Continue reading

Mr. Cooper’s tech investments paying off as portfolio hits $1.5T

Dallas-based loan servicer is using AI to collect monthly mortgage payments from 6.7 million homeowners, a business that generated $393 million in pretax income during the fourth quarter. Continue reading

Mr. Cooper’s share price soars with $1T servicing portfolio in sight

Thanks to its Home Point Capital acquisition and other pending transactions, the loan servicing giant delivered upbeat Q2 results Wednesday and expects to hit a $1 trillion target by year’s end. Continue reading

Planet Home Lending acquires $10B in mortgage servicing rights

The bulk acquisition of servicing rights to 45,000 Ginnie Mae loans brings Planet’s servicing portfolio to $94 billion, with more purchases eyed for 2023. Continue reading

Mr. Cooper closing in on $1T portfolio with Home Point deal

After selling off originations businesses and laying off thousands, Home Point will sell $84 billion in mortgage servicing rights for $324 million in cash. Continue reading

Mr. Cooper lays out path to $1T mortgage servicing rights portfolio

Rising mortgage rates have many lenders looking to sell servicing rights, creating an opportunity for a Dallas-based company that now collects payments on $870 billion in loans. Continue reading