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Dynex Capital CEO Byron Boston sees the slow process of unwinding the Fed’s balance sheet, which officially began Wednesday, as an opportunity for his company.

New research by The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia finds post-forbearance options falling short of payment-reduction goals set forth by FHFA and HUD.

Privately securitized mortgages made by these institutions have already exceeded 2021 levels, however some of the collateral lacks income verification, according to a new KBRA report.

Mortgage companies selling loans to the government-sponsored enterprise will be able to use the information for one type of employment check as well as to validate income and assets.

The government-sponsored enterprises will start releasing information similar to what large banks already do, starting in the first quarter of 2023.

Non-depositories historically haven't been big originators of home equity lines of credit, but fintechs that offer the easily automated countercyclical products are reporting growth.

The acting head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency will become the first African American woman to lead the agency as a result of the vote Wednesday.

The Treasuries market is girding for potential disruptions from the next and trickiest stage of policymakers’ tightening campaign: the shrinking of an $8.5 trillion bond portfolio.

Revenue was also slashed by lower per-employee productivity and slipping application pull-through.

Former FHFA director Mark Calabria said the mortgage market was a “ticking time bomb” on track for a 2008-like crisis. Other experts foresee a tamer end to the bull housing market.