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Properties with default notices, scheduled auctions and REOs are up by double digits compared to last summer as buyers are mired in a high-cost environment.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau told its staff to expect an upcoming reduction in force because the agency's budget was cut in half by the president's recently passed tax and budget bill.

The opening trades were at $11 higher than what Figure priced the initial public offering, and in early action, the stock has ranged from $32 to $37 per share.

The 30-year fixed rate mortgage had its largest decline in a year as it is universally anticipated the Federal Open Market Committee will cut short-term rates.

The White House has appealed a D.C. District Court ruling allowing Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook to remain on the Fed board pending the outcome of her challenge to President Trump's moves to fire her.

Fannie Mae shares have jumped more than 320% year-to-date and Freddie Mac shares have surged 288% for the same period.

The company valued its 31.5 million share common stock sale at $25 per share, higher than the last announced expected range of between $20 and $22.

Consumer prices rose 0.4% in August, up from 0.2% in July, as weak job growth and lingering tariff uncertainty reinforce expectations for a September Fed rate cut.

Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, may have violated federal privacy laws by releasing personal information on mortgages taken out by Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook — actions that served as a basis for President Trump's efforts to remove her from office late last month.

Consumers are more interested in reporting rental pays to the credit bureaus as landlords become less involved, according to TransUnion.