Downey Financial Corp., a savings and loan engaged in mortgage banking activities, has reported that its nonperforming assets jumped to 1.96% at the end of August, compared with 1.30% three months earlier.On a percentage basis, its NPA ratio spiked 50% over the time period. Based in Newport Beach, Calif., the publicly traded Downey services $5.74 billion in mortgages for others. In August it funded $171 million in residential loans for its investment portfolio. The previous month it funded just $94 million. Downey can be found online at http://www.downeysavings.com.
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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 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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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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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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