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The Federal Housing Finance Agency's annual report to Congress asks for enforcement and referral powers beyond the limited ones it currently has.
June 16
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Rithm and UWM Holdings are the favorite names among publicly traded lenders, while BTIG adds coverage of Better Home & Finance at a buy rating.
June 16
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Higher mortgage rates and affordability pressure prompts Fitch Rating's revision from 'neutral' to 'deteriorating'
June 16 -
Third-party originators support tightening some standards but say greater flexibility and coordination could help the market avoid disruption.
June 15
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The government-sponsored enterprise has provided language that servicers may utilize in situations involving temporary interest-rate buydowns.
June 15
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The government-related market's push has intensified efforts to draw up classic FICO comparisons or set up interim rating policies pending more data.
June 12
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The changes provide standardized appraisal guidance in advance of a mandatory compliance date to a new reporting format in November this year.
June 12
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The government-sponsored enterprise left its mortgage rate predictions unchanged for 2026 but revised next year's likely average slightly upward.
June 11
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Mortgage lock volume fell 5.4% in May as rates climbed, but declining pull-throughs suggest some borrowers are reconsidering loan plans amid ongoing rate volatility, Optimal Blue found.
June 9
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Zachary Carpenter, tapped to take over as Farmer Mac CEO in March 2027, will now take over the position on July 1, with Bradford Nordholm as CEO emeritus.
June 9
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The share of warehouse lenders offering funding lines and sublimits for seconds has risen to new heights according to a Mortgage Bankers Association survey.
June 9
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Better and Coinbase plan to make the product available to qualified borrowers nationwide by this summer. Interested customers can currently apply to a waitlist.
June 8
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If pessimism about further rate declines pans out, it could add to tricky mortgage company involvement on home equity lending, panelists at an IMN meeting said.
June 4
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MBS buying's future and what Bill Pulte's new additional role portends are among issues coming into focus, panelists and attendees at an IMN conference said.
June 3
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Second homes account for 10.1% of the underlying collateral pool, the highest ratio seen in pools all year.
June 3
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Analysts said Bill Pulte's new additional role as spy chief will further delay GSE privatization efforts, although that could change if he formally departed.
June 2
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The company's plan to reduce the servicing rights sold helped it clear one key hurdle to its agreement with Finance of America.
June 2
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The letter requested the agency to consider expanding the use of hybrid valuation methodologies and increasing the deployment of value acceptance.
June 1 -
The retained portfolios' latest record monthly number puts Fannie Mae in front while Freddie Mac has held onto a lead in quarterly single-family loan purchases.
June 1
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Some international investors, who represent roughly 20% of Ginnie's market, are gravitating to real estate mortgage investment conduit securities.
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