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The company dialed back loan production activities at its call center and from mortgage brokers as interest rates continued to rise.

The company and its portfolio manager Ashish Negandhi, who was also penalized, allegedly misinformed investors about delinquency rates in a 2018 fix-and-flip securitization.

The REIT did not issue a securitization in the period because of the upheaval, but found a more receptive marketplace in July.

The lending and servicing giant is also amping up cost-saving efforts with more layoffs after reporting a net loss of $223.8 million in the second quarter.

Mortgage companies will need to obtain and maintain relevant data on loans starting in March of next year even if they are only handling payment-related activity, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

In response, the company is looking to diversify its revenue stream.

The new leaders named at the company highlight what appears to be some heavy recruiting from the ranks of executives who previously worked for a government-sponsored enterprise or a GSE joint venture.

The company is looking at the long-term picture, building business for 2023 and beyond, Chairman and CEO Mat Ishbia said.

Only Essent saw a decline in profitability on a quarter-to-quarter basis during what ended up being a much better period for the business than for its mortgage lender clients.

The changes, which appear to be separate from a controversial nonbank proposal that's pending, will reduce red tape for credit unions and housing finance agencies and clarify a calculation for loans eligible for repurchase.