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The decline in competition might not have helped with affordability but it gave home purchasers more time to consider properties before they were snatched up.

Lenders gaze into the looking glass to forecast what’s ahead for the industry’s jobs, product mix, capital market policy and more.

Although seasonal slowing and limited inventory have temporarily reduced prospective financing, the number sales in the sector hit nearly 1 million in November, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Under the Federal Housing Finance Agency rule, the GSEs would need to lay out how levels will change under a variety of stress tests, including required ratios separately proposed for amendment.

Since the pandemic began, there have been fewer active managers buying the less liquid types of securitized debt, creating big opportunities for bargain hunting in securities like mortgage bonds and collateralized loan obligations, hedge fund Ellington Management Group says in a new report.

Worker shortages at call centers and rising concerns about account fees may have contributed to the industrywide decline, according to the authors of a new J.D. Power study. Capital One, which scored highest, benefited from its strength in digital banking.

The central bank’s new tone has many in the industry planning for potential volatility in 2022.

Experts discuss the latest ways firms are defining their value propositions and evolving their customer communications, experience and support.

U.S. home construction starts strengthened in November to the fastest pace in eight months, suggesting builders are making a bit more headway on backlogs even as supply and labor constraints linger.

An industry expert shares key takeaways on how institutions can implement sophisticated technologies to attract a younger generation of customers.