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The delinquent loan inventory more than doubled compared with the prior year.

The mortgage servicing rights package going up for bid adds to signs that the market for large offerings is becoming more active.

The year-over-year increase came as homebuying picked up and the company's mortgage lending business boomed.

The company's servicing segment recorded a pretax loss of $251 million over the period.

Even with the second quarter's market disruption, Redwood Trust still regained profitability.

Fintechs are facing unique challenges in the pandemic. There might be a resurgence in funding on the horizon, but startups are looking to see what they can do now to weather the storm.

Fannie, Freddie also announced they'll face banklike liquidity standards starting Sept. 1.

The mortgage giants will have to meet benchmarks for covering cash flow needs during stressed periods. The FHFA views the requirements as a prerequisite to the companies exiting conservatorship.

While low interest rates drove up new insurance written, the increased defaults stymied overall performance.

The government-sponsored enterprise's earnings were up tenfold as it stabilized mortgage market liquidity amid the coronavirus.

The government-sponsored enterprise reported net earnings of $2.55 billion, up from $461 million in the first quarter.

The private equity megalith's mortgage trust made a second-quarter net income of over $17.5 million and $85.2 million in core earnings.

From guidelines for remote appraisal alternatives to the ways that forbearance affects borrowers' ability to get new loans, here are five examples of mortgage requirements that have been in flux since the coronavirus outbreak in the United States.

CEO Douglas Gordon credited the relationship between Waterstone Financial and the mortgage subsidiary for the boost in net income.

The company's second-quarter net income was $116 million, with mortgage banking revenue of $239 million.

After receiving a third-party stamp of approval, Fannie Mae announced July 27 completing the latest two issuances of a single-family green mortgage backed security as part of an ongoing program that started in April and expands its long-time multi-family green MBS program.

Rocket Cos., the parent of the mortgage giant founded by billionaire Dan Gilbert, is seeking to raise as much as $3.3 billion in a U.S. initial public offering.

Optimal Blue is being combined with Compass Analytics.

Whalen: "It is tempting to think that low interest rates will cure all ills in the housing sector, but this view is seriously in error, as we learned in 2008."

Other moves it is undertaking include business divestitures and increased dividends while defending against a takeover attempt.