Finance

Lenders and servicers must determine how quickly to act as some legislators look to enable the move a key regulator has ordered while others urge deliberation.

Cassidy, whose experience is in multifamily, is currently HUD principal deputy assistant secretary, running the government insurer on an acting basis.

Alternative asset manager Canyon Partners is committing $250 million to buy new mortgage bonds created by A&D Mortgage LLC, a partnership that will help the mortgage finance company substantially increase the pace of its bond sales. 

Joseph Gormley has been nominated as Ginnie Mae's first permanent president since May 2024, with industry leaders praising his housing finance expertise.

Employment came in below estimates, which some economists expect could move the bond market in ways that affect loan costs even before the Fed meets next.

The decision to rejoin the CEO and chairman roles comes roughly two months after regulators removed an asset cap that had stunted the San Francisco-based company's growth for seven years.

Even with a disappointing Spring home sales season, Rocket had higher purchase volume each month, and based on approval letters, expects a strong third quarter.

The company's mortgage segment is working alongside ICE Bonds to incorporate data and provide greater transparency in securities trading.

President Donald Trump is bringing in bank leaders to meet with him one by one at the White House. Beyond the economic discussion, there's a chance at a big payday for their firms.

Freddie Mac boosted its single-family provision because of modeled and observed declines in home prices and future appreciation during the second quarter.

The regulator renewed his fight with the policymaker after the latter left the rates he oversees unchanged and distinguished them from those for mortgages.

Still, Redwood Trust lost $100 million on a GAAP basis for the period, a result of its previous decision to pivot to a scalable operating model in mortgages.

The Federal Reserve's monetary policy committee is expected to leave interest rates unchanged again Wednesday amid reports of renewed economic growth in the second quarter and despite ramped up pressure from the White House to cut rates.

The government-sponsored enterprise's expense cuts and revenue gains minimized an earnings decline stemming primarily from a revised credit loss provision.

The company identified opportunities and challenges amid market disruption in the quarter and revealed expansion in some mortgage-related business lines.

More details are out about the government-sponsored enterprises' acceptance of nontraditional credit metrics. But pundits say fiscal analysis is still tough.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency approached Habib regarding becoming a member of the Fannie Mae board of directors, with the appointment effective July 21.

The company was looking to get back into compliance on Nasdaq, but the recent run-up in its stock price has management hitting the pause button.

Allowing the same three companies to control both credit scoring and credit reporting removes one significant check on manipulation or distortion of consumer data, writes the Director of Consumer Reporting and Data Advocacy at the National Consumer Law Center.