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Mat Ishbia talks the ‘loser mentality,’ the controversial ‘ultimatum’ and the years ahead

Housing Wire

Meanwhile, 2025 and 2026 will be off the charts. What does Ishbia think about surging mortgage rates , lack of housing inventory and monetary and policy pressures ? ” Ishbia says that the wholesale channel should reach 33% market share by 2026, compared to the current level of 22%. And 2025 and 2026 will be off the charts.

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6% mortgage rates are back (for select borrowers)

Housing Wire

A top-tier borrower with a 780 FICO score and a 25-30% down payment for a single-family vanilla 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was quoted 6.875% on Thursday, said Larry Steinway, senior vice president of mortgage lending and branch manager of Revolution Mortgage. “We We are definitely seeing an uptick in demand. in 2024, followed by 5.5%

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DataDigest: Goldilocks and the big IMBs

Housing Wire

Meanwhile, executives at UWM’s biggest rival, Rocket Mortgage, told analysts that its local loan officer recruiting initiative doesn’t represent a mortgage strategy change. His prediction is that 2025 and 2026 “will be off the charts.” The size of the lending opportunity in the upcoming years is hard to figure at the moment.

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