Key insight: Elevated payoffs and paydowns in Flagstar’s commercial real estate portfolio were driving factors in the bank’s decision to lower its earnings guidance for 2026 and 2027. What’s at stake: The bank is trying to remix its loan portfolio as part of a turnaround that involves reducing its historically high concentration in commercial real […]
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Early-year rate movements led prepayments to a near four-year high in March, while delinquency trends also showed overall improvement typical of seasonal patterns, according to Intercontinental Exchange. Processing Content Mortgage prepayment speeds jumped 24 basis points to 1.06% from a level of 0.82% recorded in February, with the pace accelerating in three out of the
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PrimeLending, Hilltop Holdings’ mortgage unit (through its PlainsCapital Bank subsidiary) reduced its pretax losses 72% year-over-year. But the parent company gave a warning for the entire organization (including Hilltop Securities) that its future performance in 2026 is likely to be affected by things outside of its control. Processing Content Hilltop cited challenging changes in the
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