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Arch MI U.S. did $3.2 billion in new insurance written, approximately 60% more than the nearly $2 billion done in the same quarter in 2014.

California’s Richmond Community Foundation will pursue a new social impact bond vehicle with a $3 million revenue bond private placement it hopes to close next month with the local Mechanics Bank.

Interest rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages fell three basis points during the week ending Oct. 29, as the market increasingly expects the Federal Reserve to hold off on raising rates, according to Freddie Mac.

A major investor in insurance giant American International Group is calling on the company to break itself up into three companies to get out from under its designation as one of only four systemically risky nonbanks.

Radian Group's private mortgage insurance subsidiary pulled back from certain pricing discounts that have driven competition in recent months in that business.

Nobody thought it would be pretty, but last quarter's results were even worse than expected, and low fee revenue is largely to blame. Trading and mortgage banking were particularly bad, and few of the big banks managed to offset the declines.

Freddie Mac is preparing its fourth offering of bonds offloading exposure to actual losses on mortgages that it ensures, according to Fitch Ratings.

The first securitization of single-family rental properties appears to be at risk of a maturity default.

Rep. Paul Ryan’s expected election as House Speaker this week may ultimately prove a boon for the banking industry — especially for critics of the Dodd-Frank Act and the current mortgage finance system.

The commercial real estate loans that underlie commercial mortgage-backed securities posted a modest increase in price from August to September, according to DebtX.