February 2026

High-quality investment mortgages secure EFMT’s $325.7 million RMBS

A pool of residential mortgages financing investor properties and second homes will collateralize $325.7 million in residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) from the EFMT 2026-AE1. Processing Content Although investor properties, which are prone to higher chances of default, account for 58% of the pool, analysts at Kroll Bond Rating Agency point out. Yet those chances of […]

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Sogorka leaving Rocket Pro, Niemiec returns as role shifts

Daniel Sogorka, the general manager of Rocket Pro since September 2024, is leaving the post, the parent company confirmed. Processing Content News about Sogorka’s departure was first announced internally on Friday and was first reported in several mortgage industry publications. Dan Sogorka, general manager at Rocket Pro TPO.Courtesy of Rocket Cos. He said his time

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Rithm takes minority stake in servicing platform Valon

Rithm Capital is boosting its investment in servicing technology provider Valon, taking a minority equity ownership stake and expanding on their existing business partnership. Processing Content With the move, Rithm expects to reduce costs for its home finance subsidiary, Newrez, and further scale development of Valon’s artificial intelligence-backed operating system “to modernize the $13 trillion

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