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The seasoning clock for securitization eligibility restarts when a modification takes place, the government agency said.

The company is repositioning its secondary market sales of loans and servicing and implementing cost-cutting measures as the market normalizes.

The partnership with Esusu, which the athlete’s venture capital firm invested in earlier this year, could help renters build credit histories, broadening their housing options, improving loan performance and incentivizing originations.

The Fed said it would reduce Treasury purchases by $10 billion and mortgage-backed securities by $5 billion, marking the beginning of the end of the program aimed at shielding the economy from Covid-19.

Applications related to Zillow Offers made up 70% of the mortgage lender's purchase business in the third quarter.

Stronger collateral and less credit enhancement reflect lessening pandemic risk.

After closing its merger with Caliber, the company also hopes to pare down expenses by at least 10%.

Numbers fell across all investor types, but exits hit their slowest pace since August.

The company, which was accused of cutting corners in originations by a former top executive, produced $32 billion in the third quarter and is guiding between $26 billion and $31 billion in the fourth.

When added to other staffing and acquisitions additions since year-end 2019, the mortgage services provider has more than tripled the company’s headcount.