GlobeNewswire Inc | Jul 7, 2021 08:19PM EDT

July 08, 2021

NEW YORK, July 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Rocket Companies, Inc.(Rocket or the Company) (NYSE:RKT). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.

The investigation concerns whether Rocket and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.

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On May 5, 2021, Rocket issued a press release announcing its first quarter 2021 results and second quarter 2021 outlook. Rocket reported that it was on track to achieve closed loan volume within a range of only $82.5 billion and $87.5 billion and gain on sale margins within a range of only 2.65% to 2.95% for the second quarter of 2021. At the mid-point, this gain on sale margin estimate equated to a 239 basis point decline year-over-year and a 94 basis point decline sequentially, which represented the Companys lowest quarterly gain on sale margin in two years. Discussing the results on a conference call, Rockets Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Julie R. Booth revealed that the sharp decline in quarterly gain on sale margin was being caused by three factors: (i) pressure on loan pricing; (ii) a product mix shift to Rockets lower margin Partner Network segment; and (iii) a compression in price spreads between the primary and secondary mortgage markets. Booth also admitted that certain of these trends began at the end of Q1i.e., shortly before the sale of nearly $500 million worth of Rocket stock by Company insiders.

On this news, Rockets stock price fell $3.79 per share, or 16.62%, to close at $19.01 per share on May 6, 2021.

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