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The increase in production revenues was canceled out by higher expenses, a sign that too much capacity remains in the system, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

Doma leadership said it has the technology and underwriting capabilities to allow the government-sponsored enterprises to handle the risk refi loans eligible for title waivers under a pilot announced by President Biden last week.

Company executives are counting on Guild's recent acquisitions to buoy business once the market normalizes.

The lender and servicer is still in the red but trimmed its expenses, and overall losses, significantly in 2023.

Some mortgage companies had to write down values in the fourth quarter due to increased prepayment risk, but many loans haven't been exposed to that concern.

The Mortgage Bankers Association would like Fannie Mae to move toward the fee-based structure Freddie is testing.

Here's how the former regulator thinks Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could exit conservatorship and where he sees the residential market headed this year and next.

The momentum created in the fourth quarter is continuing during the first months of this year and is likely to continue throughout 2024, according to Dv01's Vadim Verkhoglyad.

The move follows Freddie Mac's expanded use of bank account data and brings to full fruition an effort both enterprises have been engaged in since 2017.

Reverse mortgage lender Finance of America posted a quarterly profit to end 2023, as it completed post-merger integrations and faced warnings of delisting from the New York Stock Exchange.

Former Trump administration officials Steven Mnuchin and Joseph Otting are headlining an investment group that's seeking to rescue the troubled Long Island lender. Otting is expected to serve as CEO, and Mnuchin will have a board seat.

The issuance consists of $618 million of securities, primarily senior, but also some in a subordinate position.

In conjunction with the announcement, Rithm also commenced a cash-tender offer to purchase up to $275 million worth of notes coming due in 2025.

Market participants have been so focused on determining when and how much the Federal Reserve will slow its balance-sheet unwind that they haven't even started to consider another wrinkle: the composition of the U.S. central bank's assets.

The credit-insurance risk transfer deal from Fannie Mae covers risk from $9 billion in single-family loans and includes a new LTV identifier for the first time.

More than 55% of all purchase loans included in agency and government transactions were given to people who had not previously owned their residence, Intercontinental Exchange said.

The government mortgage-backed securities guarantor needs data breaches reported within a certain period of time and has specific instructions for subservicers.

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said he'd like to see the central bank's holdings of mortgage-backed securities go to zero. 

The changes made to the schedule of bringing advanced credit metrics to major mortgage investors Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac affect bi-merged reports and Vantagescore 4.0's implementation.

The company originated more loans to buy homes than Detroit-area rival No. 2 Rocket did in total during the fourth quarter.