Corporate finance

The investment banking giant has a hefty amount of excess capital, some of which is being used to meet client demand. At the same time, the company is open to opportunities to do bolt-on acquisitions, CEO Ted Pick said.

The global bank said it's ready to take advantage of opportunities to accelerate investments into its business, with an eye toward achieving longer-term, sustainable growth. Analysts had tough questions about the plans.

A dividend cut is what some feel likely to be next for UWM, in order to reduce leverage levels which are well above competitors Rocket and Pennymac

Rithm and UWM Holdings are the favorite names among publicly traded lenders, while BTIG adds coverage of Better Home & Finance at a buy rating.

The company turned a GAAP profit of $170.4 million for the quarter, with its volume and margins relatively flat compared with the fourth quarter of 2025.

PennyMac Financial Services reported $82.3 million net income, inclusive of a $44 million net reduction related to servicing fair value and hedge losses.

Economic uncertainty weighed on risk appetite, but the current performance of the non-QM market is "durable," Angel Oak leaders said in an earnings call.

The government-sponsored enterprise recorded $98.7 billion in single-family loan acquisitions to begin the year, including over $43 billion in refinances.

A decline in Middle East travel and higher fuel prices should not put a major dent in the company's performance, execs said Thursday.

Nationwide, Americans are falling behind on their car loans. But among Ally Financial's customers, delinquencies fell during the first quarter.

CEO Anthony Hsieh said refinances should provide notable benefit to its direct lending unit a day after LoanDepot announced a return to the wholesale channel.

Industry stakeholders say the Federal Reserve's renewed focus on reforming the discount window — the central bank's 'lender of last resort' facility — is welcome. But replacing the system with one that works better is easier said than done.

A House subcommittee hearing discussing the future of the government-sponsored enterprises, noted both are still severely undercapitalized.

Adjustments related to higher credit risk weights for new acquisitions and rate shifts offset increases in the government-sponsored enterprise's core earnings.

A week after President Trump demanded a 10% cap on credit card interest rates, top executives at big banks protested the idea in blunt terms.

The largest bank in the country bulked up its reserves by $2.2 billion for potential credit hits from the Apple card portfolio, which JPMorgan is taking over from Goldman Sachs.

The buyout firm gathered $43 billion during the three months through September. KKR's Global Atlantic insurance unit, collateralized loan obligation issuance and its high grade and asset-based finance groups fueled the credit results.

Despite record loan applications, Upstart's AI pulled back, causing a revenue miss and raising "incremental uncertainty" about its core underwriting model.

Home price modeling changes hurt FOA's third-quarter interim results but it was in the black between January and September on a continuing operations basis.

The buy now/pay later firm, which reports earnings Thursday, has inked deals with Worldpay to expand potential borrowers and with New York Life to obtain more capital for future lending.