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Mortgage origination

The 11 companies in this industry listed on the NYSE and Nasdaq are worth $38 bn combined; the largest are Rocket Companies (RKT), PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) and UWM Holdings (UWMC). For each one: what it does, revenue, margin, free cash flow over the last five years and a score from 0 to 10.

Data as of October 2026

Clear leader
11 companies value 38 bn revenue 18 bn margin — free cash flow — avg. score 2.1
RKT holds 80.7% of the group's value, 9.9x the runner-up
Rank Ticker Company Share Value Revenue Margin FCF 5 years FCF/px Yield What it does · why it is here
1 RKT Rocket Companies
United States · score 1.5
81% 30 bn 9.9 bn 4.8% -0.8 bn -2.5% — Mortgage origination and digital real estate services · Largest US mortgage originator; results very sensitive to interest rates
2 PFSI PennyMac Financial Services
United States · score 3.5
8% 3.1 bn 0.0 bn 11x -1.8 bn -58.6% 2.1% Origination and servicing of home mortgages · Originates and services US mortgage portfolios
3 UWMC UWM Holdings
United States · score 1.5
5% 1.7 bn 3.6 bn -1.0% -4.9 bn -289.4% 6.1% Mortgage origination through wholesale brokers · Leader in the mortgage broker channel
4 WD Walker & Dunlop, Inc.
United States · score 2.7
3% 1.1 bn 1.3 bn 3.0% -0.1 bn -12.1% 8.6% Commercial real estate financing and services · Maryland — assets of $4.9bn
5 VEL Velocity Financial, Inc.
United States · score 6.5
2% 0.6 bn 0.2 bn 55.7% 0.0 bn 3.9% — Vertically integrated real estate finance company, founded in 2004 · California — assets of $8bn
6 LDI loanDepot, Inc.
United States · score 0.0
1% 0.2 bn 1.3 bn -5.5% -0.3 bn -161.8% 1.4% Residential mortgage origination and real estate services · California — assets of $6.7bn
7 ONIT ONITY GROUP INC.
United States · score 3.4
1% 0.2 bn 1.1 bn 12.3% -2.1 bn -987.6% — Mortgage origination and servicing, including reverse mortgages · Florida — assets of $12.4bn
8 FOA Finance of America Companies Inc.
United States · score 0.7
1% 0.2 bn 0.3 bn -0.1% -0.6 bn -287.6% — Holding company for home-equity lending for retirement · Texas — assets of $37.3bn
9 BETR Better Home & Finance Holding Co
United States · score 0.0
1% 0.2 bn 0.2 bn -109.1% -0.2 bn -78.0% — Mortgages and home loans on a digital platform · New York — assets of $1.5bn
10 BLNE Beeline Holdings, Inc.
United States · score 0.0
0% 0.0 bn 0.0 bn -212.3% -0.0 bn -72.2% — Digital mortgage lending · Rhode Island — assets of $63m
11 CNF CNFinance Holdings Ltd.
China · score 3.7
— — 0.0 bn -736.0% 0.0 bn — — Real estate-secured lending in China · China — assets of $1.5bn

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