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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.

First quarter gain-on-sale at nine originators tracked by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods averaged 149 basis points, much higher than the 5 bps recorded for independent mortgage bankers tracked by the MBA.

At the Mortgage Bankers Association Secondary Conference this week, issuers noted their concern about rising delinquency levels, accusations of racial bias in lending, and whether regulators in Albany and Washington are preparing a new campaign against “abuses” in mortgage servicing, the chairman of Whalen Global Advisors writes.

Purchasing mortgage-backed securities—and that strategy is not out of the question as the central bank works to promote equilibrium in the housing markets over time.

The ability to produce a cohesive, visible audit trail is “like nirvana” for lenders, ICE Mortgage Technology Vice President Christopher McEntee said.

Home price values of the underlying pool are more than 10% above a long-term sustainable level. The sustainable level from a national point of view is 9.2%.