Government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) Fannie Mae announced on Thursday the appointment of Peter Akwaboah as executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective May 20, 2024.Akwaboah, who is currently serving as COO for technology and global head of innovation at Morgan Stanley, has nearl

Recent cyberattacks at mortgage companies have put the industry in alert mode, executives at top lenders, servicers, tech vendors and investors told HousingWire. Mr. Cooper Group, loanDepot, First American and Fidelity National Financial Inc., parent of servicer LoanCare, have temporarily shut down

Rocket Companies, the parent of Rocket Mortgage, wasn’t immune to the headwinds the industry is facing as it reported a GAAP net loss of $390 million in 2023 and an adjusted net loss of $143 million. Yet the company still captured market share, a testament to how poor the mortgage business has been

Late last year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) announced the launch of an inquiry into Ginnie Mae’s monitoring of now-bankrupt lender Reverse Mortgage Funding (RMF), and its extinguishment from the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HEC