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More lenders are willing to take on borrowers who are lower on the qualification spectrum as the economy rebounds.

Inventories should keep shrinking, which is likely to drive higher returns on equity and reduce their loss ratios, a BTIG report said.

The shift ended a long run of higher rates that have depressed loan application activity, and it temporarily creates a new refinancing incentive for some borrowers.

The new rules are disproportionate particularly in light of the GSEs’ recent record of profitability, the director of the Community Home Lenders Association writes.

Also: BSI Financial, Verity Global, BlackFin, Deephaven and Hunton Andrews Kurth add new faces to their rosters.

The consumer bureau is proposing to give companies until January 2022 to comply with one rule regarding communications from collectors and another clarifying disclosure requirements.

Vaccinations and a third round of stimulus payments are boosting consumers views on the housing market, according to Fannie Mae.

As vaccinations proliferate, homeowners who held off during the pandemic are finally gearing up to list their properties, a recent survey finds.

Mortgage rates that are rising in tandem with a recovering economy dampened borrower activity, even with prime homebuying season underway.

The inevitable cancellation of the takeover transaction by China Oceanwide means Genworth will be spinning out a portion of its U.S. mortgage insurance business.