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The Federal Housing Administration's gateway to homeownership could be widened if the Trump administration takes actions to reduce mortgage insurance premiums and clarify lender penalties under the False Claims Act.

Application volume decreased 3.4% from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

DLJ Mortgage Capital, a subsidiary of Credit Suisse, is securitizing $91 million of loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration that were once delinquent but are now making timely payments.

Refinance mortgage volume hit a 10-year low during the first quarter, while a tepid market for purchase lending put total origination activity at its lowest level since 2014.

HLP has received a $20,000 grant award from the CBC Mortgage Agency, a government housing agency owned by a Native American tribe.

Application volume increased 4.4% from one week earlier as rates hit their lowest level in seven months, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

EagleBank has been approved as the 13th Ginnie Mae multifamily mortgage-backed securities issuer

Lenders are objecting to the Trump administration's proposed $30 million fee designed to partially fund upgrades to the FHA.

The Trump administration will ask for more funds to improve the Federal Housing Administration's risk management systems as part of its budget expected to be released Tuesday, according to a leaked version.

Nationstar Mortgage is issuing its seventh securitization of nonperforming reverse mortgages.

The delinquency rate of Federal Housing Administration-insured mortgages fell to a historic low in the first quarter, fueling more calls for a reduction in the agency's annual premium.

Reverse mortgage lender Financial Freedom has agreed to pay $89 million to settle False Claims Act allegations involving unearned interest payments it received from the Federal Housing Administration.

Mortgage applications decreased 4.1% from one week earlier as the refinance share hit an eight-plus-year low, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Lower defaults among government-guaranteed mortgage borrowers drove the overall delinquency rate down, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

All post-closing reviews of new Federal Housing Administration-insured mortgages must now use the defect taxonomy, effective immediately.

There were fewer new home purchase loan applications in April, as year-over-year activity declined for the first time in 2017.

Mortgage applications increased 2.4% from one week earlier as there was little movement in interest rates, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Private mortgage insurers have brought their once-beleaguered sector back to financial health. But rebuilding trust with their business partners is still a work in progress.

Mortgage application volume decreased 0.1% from one week earlier as refinance activity resumed its decline, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage application volume increased 2.7% for the week of April 21 as more consumers applied for refinance loans.