FOA posts robust Q3 earnings as company touts product, platform changes by Chris Clow for HousingWire

HousingWireHousingWire Finance of America (FOA), the reverse mortgage industry’s leading lender, announced its third-quarter 2024 earnings results on Wednesday evening. It delivered adjusted net income of $15 million, or $0.67 per share. The company noted that Q3 2024 marked the fifth consecutive quarter of improved operating performance, including a recovery…

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Terry Schmidt says Guild is seeing more interest in reverse mortgages by Chris Clow for HousingWire

HousingWireHousingWire Guild Mortgage CEO Terry Schmidt said during a third-quarter earnings call on Wednesday that Guild’s reverse mortgage division continues to contribute to companywide strategies, and that additional interest in reverse has been observed. Guild’s current reverse lending division, built off its 2023 acquisition of Cherry Creek Mortgage, has expanded…

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Blend achieves financial milestone, says mortgage pipeline “is strong” by Sarah Wolak for HousingWire

HousingWireHousingWire After delivering two straight quarterly losses to start this year, mortgage technology company Blend Labs predicted correctly that it would soon move into the black by one key accounting measure, finally delivering a non-GAAP operating profitability third-quarter 2024 earnings. The earnings report, released Wednesday, revealed that Blend’s GAAP loss…

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Fed cuts interest rates by 25 bps, but Trump’s victory sows doubts on future moves by Flávia Furlan Nunes for HousingWire

HousingWireHousingWire One day after Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election, officials at the Federal Reserve announced their decision to cut the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to a target range of 4.5% to 4.75%, a move that aligned with market expectations.  The reduction, made public on…

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