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The share of new refinance mortgage applications reached its highest point since December 2016, but overall activity fell compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Underwriting purchase loans is inherently more precarious for mortgage lenders and that contributed to the year-over-year increase in risk in new originations during the third quarter, CoreLogic said.

The Obama administration had tried to ease restrictions on the Federal Housing Administration's condominium program, but the agency under President Trump is seen as moving more aggressively.

The share of new refinance mortgage applications reached its highest point since January, but overall activity fell compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage applications for new home purchases increased by 12.2% in November from the same period a year ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

HUD's decision to stop endorsing Property Assessed Clean Energy will have little impact; the widest segment of FHA borrowers "would not qualify anyway."

Homeowners are still paying very high insurance premiums for the life of their Federal Housing Administration loans to subsidize the operations of the HECM program.

The ban on financing properties encumbered by heating and cooling assessments will go into effect in 20 days, according to the Federal Housing Administration.

Securitization of nonperforming home equity conversion loans was pioneered by Nationstar; FAC's inaugural deal may be outstanding longer.

The maximum loan amount for Federal Housing Administration mortgages will go up in more than 3,000 counties for 2018.

Mortgage application volume increased from one week earlier, driven by a boost in refinance activity, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Newfi Lending is now approved by Fannie Mae as a seller/subservicer and by the Federal Housing Administration as a "Full Eagle" Mortgagee.

Private mortgage insurers are better positioned to weather a flatter or even inverted yield curve than other financials from an investment perspective, a report from FBR Capital Markets said.

Brian Montgomery seems on his way to being confirmed to lead the Federal Housing Administration. But once he gets there, he may find it difficult to be as innovative as he was during his first stint as commissioner — particularly when it comes to reducing FHA premiums.

Mortgage application volume decreased 3.1% from one week earlier as the start of the holiday shopping season likely slowed activity, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The Senate Banking Committee voted to advance the nomination of Brian Montgomery to serve as commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration, despite ongoing criticism from some Democrats that he is too close to the financial services industry.

The Federal Housing Administration's recent actuarial report has added more fuel to the fire over concerns about reverse mortgages, including their effect on the overall FHA insurance fund and a rise in foreclosures.

Mortgage applications rose slightly this week, increasing 0.1% from a week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The vast majority of default servicing professionals are investing in "significant" REO property improvements to increase resale values in a hot housing market.

The three major hurricanes that caused so much devastation during August and September was largely responsible for the third-quarter increase in mortgage delinquencies.