Servicing

Malloy Evans and Danielle McCoy are moving on as both Williamson and Tom Klein, deputy general counsel, take on their respective responsibilities for now.

The industry analyst also described the significant refinance opportunity should rates decline slightly, and the threshold where home prices soften or firm up.

FHA loans accounted for about half of the annual rise in foreclosure starts and 80% of the rise in active foreclosures in September, according to ICE.

This is the second acquisition deal Old Republic has been involved in this year, after selling its title production business in January.

Decreased homeowner equity corresponds to recent declining prices reported by leading housing researchers, but tappable amounts still sit near record highs.

Forbearance or refinancing may help some, workarounds can keep many mainstream loans moving and one type of uncertainty does have an upside for rates.

The company's servicing valuations fell but by less than in previous quarters. Lower rates both aided production and created recapture opportunities.

The state court seemed open to a narrower view of the legal applicability to loans predating the statute than of broad constitutional challenges to it.

Other studies have found fewer credit pulls could be viable, but this shows millions more would be adversely impacted than in a bi-merge.