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The strategists are among the most bullish top-ranked voices on US equities and expect rate-sensitive growth stocks to maintain their outperformance over the value basket.

More of the business is now controlled by independent lenders, and with mortgage volumes plunging this year, many are struggling to stay afloat.

New capital standards the government bond insurer added were lower than the ones in previously proposed rules that had riled lenders and servicers.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency wants to change some of the government-sponsored enterprises' targets in ways that could create more low-income rental units as higher costs squeeze tenants.

First American, Old Republic and Stewart did better compared to the first quarter, but all are down year-over-year, and Doma sank deeper into the red.

A significant divergence between the FHFA and the Ginnie Mae issuer rules could greatly disrupt the secondary market — and that is precisely the outcome that now faces the mortgage industry, writes the chairman of Whalen Global Advisors.

Payment for the whole loan and servicing-rights trading platform will be a mix of cash and stock, with the price and closing of the deal subject to certain contingencies.

Additionally: FHFA adds reporting mandate for servicers and more layoffs are announced.

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.

Waning mortgage activity slashed net income 72% in the second quarter to $58.3 million.

The company is withdrawing from consumer-direct lending and making other reductions given that widening spreads failed to offset savings from aggressive layoffs and gains in servicing advisory services.