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MBS buying has become the near-term focus but a 2026 offering is still possible, Federal Housing Finance Agency official Bill Pulte told Fox Business.

In their decision to send the case to a lower court, appellate court judges said the servicer's handling of borrowers' mortgage payments was still unclear.

Even with the increase in business, Fidelity National Financial reported a net loss for the period, a result of the stock distribution for its life unit.

For five of the six private mortgage insurers, the surge of originations during the fourth quarter led to more new business versus the prior three months.

Even after a servicing write-down, the GAAP net income of $164.4 million during the fourth quarter substantially topped comparative periods at UWM Holdings.

Competitive credit could offer nine-figure cost benefits, according to a study VantageScore cited. FICO, which just added a new borrower tool, disagrees.

The sector has specialized data that experts can help with and may mitigate cyclical risk, but costs and customers are considerations, an industry veteran says.

Gatti will be based in the firm's Washington, D.C. office, where he focuses on structuring and executing asset-backed securities deals and other structured finance transactions.

Research from Andrew Davidson claims a significant number of mortgage borrowers would have a wide variance in credit score if less than three pulls are used.

GSMBS 2026-PJ2's losses are based on a senior-subordinate, shifting-interest structure and Fitch expects a 10.3% final probability of default in the AAA rating stress.