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Not all forms of relief are credited on a dollar-for-dollar basis under the attorney general settlement.

Fitch Ratings is keeping Genworth Life Insurance with a negative rating outlook in large part because of the “continuing, albeit lower” losses at its private mortgage insurance sister company. But it believes management will still provide capital to the troubled unit.

Fannie is seeking to require banks and other mortgage servicers to replace existing force-placed policies on loans it guarantees with insurance provided by a consortium of carriers offering 30% to 40% discounts.

The CFPB is open about what it looks for when it examines mortgage firms.

Wells Fargo has temporarily halted loan reviews until it receives guidance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

No, FHA isn't broke, not yet at least, but it may need to delay writing some claim checks to avoid tapping Uncle Sam.

In the third quarter Stearns Lending funded $3.1 billion of home mortgages, an 88% improvement over the past 12 months.

Underwater mortgagors may be declining -- or so the HUD secretary tells us.

Not only is FHA hiking premiums, but it will prevent all new mortgagors (going forward) to cancel their MI policy even if the loan-to-value ratio improves during the life of the loan.

In the third quarter Triad lost $33.3 million, a slight improvement over the 3Q11 loss of $37.5 million.