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Concerns about the stability of the banking industry helped drive interest rates down, bringing more borrowers to the table, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Other mortgage players this week have distanced themselves from the banking chaos with statements disclosing that they had no relationships with the failed companies.

The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo gauge rose 2 points this month to a six-month high of 44, figures showed Wednesday.

The Arkansas congressman, a leading Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, said while he doesn't believe blanket expanding deposit insurance is warranted, different premium structures for covering deposits would be "worthwhile."

How mortgage companies with 500 or more employees stacked up against each other.

The Homeowner Flood Insurance Transparency and Protection Act would temporarily give consumers with higher rates the option to revert to previous lower pricing.

After the failure of two banks between $100 billion and $250 billion of assets, many are asking regulators to change their oversight practices for these banks. The Fed has a wide berth to make a wide array of changes.

Maxine Waters, the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, says she's confident some of the issues surrounding the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank will require legislation.

The company sold off several segments of its business last year and also completed four securitizations of reverse mortgage loans as it fully commits to the 'retirement home-equity market.'

The Santa Ana, California-based lender created the partnership in a bid to capture more purchase business in the Midwest.