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Value adjustments to Guild's MSRs totaled a loss of $145.8 million, the nonbanks third quarter earnings show.

The REIT was successful in achieving all of its near-term goals, its CEO said in an earnings call.

Trump's return to the White House is reviving the prospect of preferred stockholders getting some money back after the U.S. took control of the agencies during the 2008 financial crisis to keep the housing market from collapsing.

President Trump is likely to sign the revisions to Executive Order 12866, which will compel all federal agencies to "report up" to the White House and the Office of Management & Budget on initiatives that are not specifically authorized by Congress, writes the Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors.

A proposed downpayment assistance plan spurred former Ginnie Mae chief Ted Tozer's revival of a zero-down FHA loan concept.

Loandepot rolled out Project North Star, an initiative designed to position the company as "the leading lending partner of choice for homeowners."

Low supply and production volumes, though, have left values competitive, with two segments in particular holding promise for favorable returns, a new report said.

The company formerly known as Ocwen improved results on several fronts even though a secondary market price change reduced origination profits in one channel.

Mortgage professionals are focusing on housing policies and the Federal Reserve this November.

Remax, the real estate brokerage and mortgage broker franchisor of Motto Mortgage, rebounded from a year ago loss in a tough news cycle for both its businesses.