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The coming months are likely to see greater focus on single-family rentals, reduced credit availability and potential new competitors entering the market.

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The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage saw an average rise of 6 basis points that was higher than the overall gain, according to a retrospective report issued Wednesday.

The company has cut 194 of its 305 employees from its Aurora, Colorado headquarters, it disclosed in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification.

The agency failed to fulfill some watchdog recommendations and get reports related to "human capital" and diversity finalized, the annual analysis found.

Recent changes to the loan level price adjustments should bring business to private mortgage insurers, but if the government agency acts as expected, it would shift the other way, according to a report from BTIG.

Janet Trautwein is CEO of the National Association of Health Underwriters.

A heated panel discussion sponsored by the Federal Housing Finance Agency raised questions about the funding, structure and mission of the Home Loan banks.

Easing interest rates pushed purchases up, with their average loan size also declining to its lowest point since early 2021, but refinances fell again.