Finance

Most of the pool, 68.6%, is in the repayment phase, while 19.1% of the loans in the pool are in deferment.

The tests modeled how Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would fare after absorbing losses like a total $36.1 billion provision in credit losses in a severe downturn.

A possible shift in the composition of the Federal Reserve's portfolio of Treasury holdings could result in the central bank buying nearly $2 trillion of bills over the next two years, enough to absorb nearly all of the Treasury's issuance during that period, according to Bank of America Corp.

Billionaire Bill Ackman has linked the idea with President Trump's recent post depicting a near-term public offering for a single mortgage firm with U.S. ties.

Fannie Mae has issued guidelines for how mortgage companies should apply temporary buydown funds in workout situations and clarified notification requirements.

Finance of America and Hilltop Holdings, parent of Primelending, are joining the exchange which Intercontinental Exchange relocated from Chicago.

Delinquencies within the segment eased from the first quarter to the second, but prepayments increased, Morningstar DBRS reported.

While private mortgage insurance still has a larger share of business than the Federal Housing Administration, the gap will continue to narrow through 2027.

Core CPI, which excludes food and energy, rose to 3.1%, up from 2.9% in June.