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Elizabeth Warren asked the Federal Reserve this week to force the spinoff of the bank’s nonbanking operations. Wells, which was recently hit with another $250 million fine, countered that it has made significant progress in improving its risk management and addressing misconduct.

The number of borrowers leaving plans outweighed a smaller uptick in new requests and re-entries.

The move suggests the government bond insurer doesn’t expect to see loan performance return to normal levels until next summer.

Notable drops were seen across all investor categories, led by declines in portfolio and private label loans.

The industry veteran will be responsible for a division with a mortgage portfolio of almost $1.1 trillion in unpaid balances.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency slammed the scandal-plagued bank for violating a 2018 consent order and for problems with loss mitigation practices in its home lending division. The bank will also be restricted from acquiring certain residential mortgage servicing rights.

While the monthly numbers are higher, they remain a far cry from pre-pandemic levels, suggesting it could be awhile before they return to normal.

Property losses piled up in Mid-Atlantic and New England states as the tropical storm devastated the East Coast, according to CoreLogic.

But distressed loans released from backlogs by discontinued foreclosure bans could drive numbers higher eventually, depending on the strength of the housing market

About 400,000 plans are scheduled to drop out in September based on the limits afforded by the CARES Act.