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The bipartisan bill, previously brought up in Congress' lame duck session, got the Mortgage Bankers Association and Broker Action Coalition's support.

The move follows banking regulators' departure from the Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System earlier this year.

MSR investment persists and some values have stabilized since policymakers' rate cut confirmed anticipatory loan pricing, flattening some mortgage rates.

A fintech sourcing shared ownership of second homes is getting a revolving credit line to fund loan sales into the secondary market for non-qualified mortgages.

The buying is fueled in part by a $3.6 billion infusion that REITs got from selling new shares, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Intermediary automation has increased the immediate availability of product, pricing and eligibility information to both sides of the mortgage business.

Radian undertook a multiyear process that resulted in the $1.7 billion purchase of Inigo, but it's exiting other businesses outside of mortgage insurance.

The company will now consider loans up to $819,000 as government-sponsored enterprise-eligible, even though it cannot sell them to the agencies until Jan. 1.

The government-sponsored enterprise is making changes to mortgage-backed securities and servicing disclosure files to support use of the advanced credit score.

Underserved markets advocates also want to keep the 30-year mortgage and do more to expand rural and manufactured housing while preserving low cost homes.