Finance

Higher inflation and mortgage rates led to the increased likelihood that conforming loans originated in the three months ended Sept. 30 would go 180 or more days delinquent, Milliman found.

The company is in the final stages of its exit from this part of the MSR market.

The pushback the government insurer faced over the revised standards led it to delay deadline for implementation by a full year, to December 31, 2024

These types of transactions largely disappeared from the market for years after the Great Recession.

Measures related to how interchangeable their mortgage-backed securities are have drawn more focus since July when the Federal Housing Finance Agency added a fee that some fear could upset the balance.

The deal creates a secondary market and securitization outlet for the Ohio-based lender, which reportedly is the buyer of Angel Oak Home Loans.

Wells Fargo cut hundreds more mortgage employees Thursday, the latest in a series of reductions across the industry after higher interest rates brought the pandemic-era home-lending boom to halt.

Prime mortgage activity fell notably while nonprime deals and government-sponsored enterprise credit risk transfers increased in 2022, according to Kroll Bond Rating Agency.

The increased limit on the size of the mortgages the government-sponsored enterprises will be able to buy reflects the year-over-year change in home prices.

The increases set to go into effect in February help some offset breaks for first-time buyers but also limit options for existing borrowers.