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The delinquency rate for commercial mortgage-backed securities was little changed from June to July, according to Fitch Ratings.

Shellpoint Partners is preparing to issue its first private-label residential mortgage-backed security since walking away from its last deal in 2013.

PennyMac Mortgage Financial Services reported a rise in income on higher servicing and origination revenue.

1st Service Solutions warned that the Las Vegas, Phoenix and Chicago markets could cause problems for commercial mortgage-backed securities investors.

Essent Guaranty did $7.23 billion of new insurance written in the second quarter, the second highest volume in the company's brief existence.

Consumers have soured on the housing market as more people hold a negative perspective regarding their personal finances and the overall economy, Fannie Mae reported in its July 2015 National Housing Survey.

United Guaranty Corp., the private mortgage insurance subsidiary of American International Group, has obtained reinsurance coverage on approximately $299 million of the book of business it wrote between 2009 and the first quarter of 2013.

Despite being introduced to the market with great fanfare, Fannie Mae's 3% down payment mortgage offering has yet to gain much traction with lenders and consumers.

NMI Holdings Inc., the parent company of National Mortgage Insurance, lost $10.4 million in the second quarter, compared with a $12.9 million loss one year prior.

Interest rates on fixed-rate mortgage loans fell for the third consecutive week, according to Freddie Mac.