The focus on investments in mortgage service rights (MSR) and technological enhancements are anticipated to drive Walker & Dunlop, Inc. WD, Velocity Financial, Inc. VEL and Ocwen Financial Corporation OCN. 3 Mortgage & Related Services Industry Trends to Watch Rising Rates to Hinder Origination Volume: Amid the tight labor markets and all-time high inflation level, the Federal Reserve is in the midst of a shift from quantitative easing to tightening, with a reduction in asset purchases and hiking short-term interest rates. Also, for the ongoing and the next year, its revenues are expected to increase 4.6% and 1.04%, respectively.