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Radian Group, MGIC Investment Corp. and Genworth Financial—saw substantial increases in their stock prices Friday, one day after Radian released robust monthly results.

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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae are raising their guarantee fees—again—and some seller/servicers are wondering if it will make a Federal Housing Administration/Ginnie Mae execution more attractive.

Mortgage firms added 1,300 new workers to their payrolls during July with loan brokers leading the hiring spree.

Tommy Lister is one of three people to admit guilt so far in mortgage fraud scheme in California.

Guarantors that are members of the Mortgage Insurance Cos. of America broke the $10 billion market in new policies written for July.

The Federal Housing Administration said 56% of the 54,000 borrowers in default on their FHA Home Equity Conversion Mortgage are participating in a “repayment plan to pay off their outstanding T&I debt.”

United Guaranty Corp. says servicers for loans it provides mortgage insurance on where borrowers were affected by Hurricane Isaac will not need prior approval from the MI for implementing forbearance measures.

The average rate for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage fell four basis points during the week ending September 6 to 3.55%, according to new figures compiled by Freddie Mac.

Residential Capital LLC should lose exclusive control of its reorganization once a bankruptcy examiner finishes probing a deal the mortgage company cut with its parent, Ally Financial Inc.