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But those in opposition are still giving the agency props for how it carried out the new product approval process for the first time.

Home price appreciation and favorable economic factors have led to consistent loan performance, but prepayments are increasing with an uptick in housing turnover, according to Morningstar DBRS.

The move allows Freddie Mac to start purchasing certain second lien mortgages, but establishes limits on how much volume it can do.

The increase in total home sales will be slower than prior projections and that should lead to less growth in purchase originations, Fannie Mae's June forecast said.

Average loan-to-value ratios fell in NPL sold at both influential government-related mortgage investors, according to a Federal Housing Finance Agency report.

Title insurers did nearly $3.4 billion in premiums during the first quarter, similar to 2023, even though mortgage dollar origination volume was up over 13%.

The Federal Housing Administration floated a mortgagee letter that increases a funding entity's responsibility for the actions of correspondents or brokers.

Through the proposal, the risk function at Ginnie Mae is telling issuers to change their business model or exit the industry, writes the Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors.

The HUD agency contends that the bank's agreements involving certain reverse-mortgage assets call for the closely watched case to be filed there.

In order to release Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from conservatorship, legislation must be passed to guarantee safety and soundness, the Federal Housing Finance Agency's annual report to Congress said.

Lown's resignation creates a second vacancy in the government-sponsored enterprises c-suite, as it is also looking for a new CEO.

The term is open to interpretation and may refer to a broad range of real-estate finance activity. An "independent mortgage banker" has a narrower definition.

Proceeds could be used to support the company's loan originations as well pay down existing debt coming due in the next three years.

Second liens have landed in the spotlight thanks to a recent Freddie Mac proposal, as well of record amounts of tappable home equity.

The Federal Reserve held firm on its current interest rate levels after its latest meeting, but inflation numbers are leading to talk of potential action in third and fourth quarters.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. sued 15 lenders on loans brokered through Washington Mutual that were included in securitizations before the bank's 2008 failure.

Rate locks have increased every month this year, but May's pace came in more subdued than early-year numbers, according to Mortgage Capital Trading.

In the first quarter of the fiscal year, many mortgage-related companies posted profits after a year-end that didn't exceed expectations. Here's how major publicly traded players in the industry performed in the first quarter.

The lender and servicer, coming off multiple consecutive quarters of net losses, has to pay significantly higher interest rates for an additional two year term for this debt.

Ginnie Mae just approved some flexibilities for extended term MBS. Here's what else is on its roadmap, according to Sam Valverde, the agency's acting president.