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Also, Fannie Mae on climate risk and a non-QM product lenders are loving right now.

In their latest assessment of the bond market outlook, Morgan Stanley strategists are challenging the former head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's view that losses are likely to deepen.

A vast majority of the pool, 86.35%, consists of primary homes. Investment properties and secondary homes, meanwhile, account for 11.29% and 2.36% of the collateral.

Wells Fargo directed its bilingual team to steer customers away from products with no closing costs toward "predatory lending options" without disclosing the costs, in part by refusing to provide Spanish-language written materials, according to the complaint.

Some pandemic-related gains have been ceded to depositories, national numbers from last year's Home Mortgage Disclosure Act reporting confirm.

The Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and National Credit Union Administration have finalized guidance on handling troubled debt.

Purchase volumes reached their highest level since early May, but current numbers sit 30% lower than where they were a year ago, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

The watchdog claims that during internal testing, the company illegally processed $2.3 billion in mortgage payments.

Researchers at the government-sponsored enterprise also maintained their outlook for a modest recession but moved anticipated onset to the fourth quarter this year.

Over one-third of the struggling borrowers who received recast loan terms in the first quarter cut their monthly obligation by 20% or more.

After holding at its last meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee may decide to raise rates again in July.

Millions of would-be borrowers are reportedly "doubling up" by sharing homes with nonrelatives, Zillow found.

Realtor, mortgage banking, depository, securities, community lending, building, insurer, credit union and fair housing groups foresee operational complexities.

Both loan volumes and interest rates came in mostly flat, but the jumbo average ran ahead of the conforming for the second week in a row, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

"We will continue to make our decisions meeting by meeting, based on the totality of incoming data and their implications for the outlook for economic activity and inflation, as well as the balance of risks," he wrote in prepared remarks to be delivered to the House Financial Services Committee.

Fee hikes at the government-sponsored enterprises are one remedy, the government-sponsored enterprise's regulator noted in its annual report to Congress.

The construction manager for the beleaguered New Jersey mall is suing JPMorgan Chase & Co. to recover more than $30 million of unpaid work and accrued interest.

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr said he is overseeing a six-month project to overall supervisory culture, practices, behavior and tools. He said regulatory changes will also be explored.

The government-sponsored enterprise's chief executive managing the issue is looking at how things like roof pitch can mitigate the impact of natural disasters on homes.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau decided to move forward with its proposal based on feedback to an earlier request for input.