Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp., Milwaukee, has entered into an agreement with the Independent Community Bankers of America to offer a group of products and services to the trade group.As part of the agreement, ICBA members can take part in a captive reinsurance program with MGIC. Other services to be offered include contract underwriting, homebuyer education, training seminars, and a customer retention program. ICBA chairman C. R. Cloutier said the captive "builds on the strengths of ICBA's member banks -- a focus on quality borrowers combined with geographic dispersion. The earnings potential of the group captive will encourage member banks to expand their mortgage lending activities."
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The Housing for the 21st Century Act includes provisions covering policy, manufactured homes and rural infrastructure introduced in a prior Senate proposal.
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Mortgage loan officer licensing saw its first rise since 2022 as Fannie Mae projects $2.4T in 2026 volume. Experts eye a market reset amid improving affordability.
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The FHFA chief told Fox an offering could be done near term - but may not be - while a Treasury official addressed conservatorship questions at an FSOC hearing.
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The secondary market regulator will formally publish its own rule on Feb. 6, after a comment period and without making changes to what it proposed in July.
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Bowing to industry pressure, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is warning consumers with notices on its complaint portal not to file disputes about inaccurate information on credit reports, among other changes.
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The mortgage technology unit at Intercontinental Exchange posted a profit for the third straight quarter, even as lower minimums among renewals capped growth.
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