LoanDepot expects the mortgage industry to continue facing a challenging environment. Recent interest rate increases have reduced industry forecasts for market volumes for the year, the company said in a Tuesday (May 7) earnings release. “Since our last call, the expectations for lower interest rates have been pushed out from early to mid-2024 to later 2024,” Frank Martell, president and CEO of loanDepot, said Tuesday during the company’s quarterly earnings call. “The higher-for-longer stance by the Federal ...