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But full year net income was more than double that for 2021, helped by an exchange of Dun & Bradstreet stock for the remaining equity in Optimal Blue.

Overall, depository share has shrunk, but the major player, which had reduced its involvement, has been increasing it and recently shared some thoughts with a HUD official.

New starts increased for the fourth month in a row, but are still below pre-pandemic numbers, according to Black Knight's preliminary figures.

This line item has risen to its highest point since 2019, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The agencies are referencing the discontinued Department of Veterans Affairs' partial claim program and Ginnie Mae's PTAP as they build out new permanent initiatives.

Payment suspensions will be utilized for other purposes but it remains to be seen whether its application in the pandemic will permanently broaden servicers' use of the strategy.

This represents a gradual rise in activity, not the tsunami that many feared would take place as COVID-era moratoriums wind down, Auction.com said.

The majority of borrowers cite a national emergency declaration, but the share that do has been dropping as concerns about income, debt and unemployment creep up.

The 51 basis point increase was inevitable after the late payment rate reached a record low in the third quarter, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

Despite slowing originations, the shift to a purchase-oriented market contributed to growth, while outstanding HELOC amounts also surged to its largest in over a decade, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found.