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KBRA recently assigned low-end investment grade designations to Freedom Mortgage and Pennymac transactions that involve interests in Ginnie Mae mortgage servicing rights.

The pending end of the program comes as over half of U.S. states have already ceased accepting new applicants for federal aid aimed to help struggling households with mortgage payments.

Deferrals are up but still haven't outpaced loan modifications in conservatorship-era foreclosure prevention, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

What recent patterns in FHA delinquencies, distressed loan outcomes, foreclosures and the rates at which loans are prepaying or underwater can reveal about where the market is headed.

The National Flood Insurance Program would ideally be approved yearly, but instead it has gone through 29 reauthorizations since 2017.

State restrictions on the use of credit scores appear to help a wide range of consumers cut homeowner insurance costs to varying degrees, according to Matic.

The board has reduced some aspects of Rithm CEO Michael Nierenberg's pay, but also significantly raised the performance-based component.

Intercontinental Exchange is leveraging the recent acquisition of Black Knight in new business partnerships announced at its annual mortgage conference.

The plaintiffs allege that the loan-mod errors in the case are different from the ones in two other proposed class-action lawsuits, which stem from a systems issue.

Among opportunities to be offered to the program's fifth class of startup entrepreneurs are bank-provided mentorships and sessions with technology leaders and regulatory experts within home finance.