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Black Knight's second-quarter earnings dropped 20% from the previous year as it took a hit from its indirect investment in Dun & Bradstreet, offsetting a 7% increase in revenue.

Increased consumer debt and the threat of an economic downturn increase the default risk for government-sponsored enterprise mortgages during the first quarter, according to Milliman.

Steeper rate declines contributed to a deeper quarterly net loss at Ocwen Financial, forcing it to extend its timeline for returning to profitability.

The Federal Housing Administration program insured three-quarters of the mortgages obtained by millennial homebuyers as most had trouble saving up for a 20% down payment, a LendEDU study found.

A gradual approach would help the market absorb loans affected by the government-sponsored enterprises' expiring qualified mortgage exemption, a Redwood Trust executive told analysts during a recent earnings call.

In the world’s biggest covered-bond market, a Danish bank says it’s now ready to sell 10-year mortgage-backed notes at a negative coupon for the first time.

PIMCO is resecuritizing a large swathe of mostly non-qualified home loans that were previously bundled in 2016-2017 mortgage-backed securities, according to presale reports.

Mortgages auctioned off through a HUD distressed loan sale program perform worse than those unsold and are more likely to result in foreclosure, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.

Many in the industry say releasing GSE-backed loans from stringent underwriting rules has helped the housing market recover, but a new level of regulatory burden could reverse those gains.

Freedom Mortgage's planned purchase of J.G. Wentworth Home Lending would add 570 employees and 35 offices across 46 licensed states and increase the acquirer's servicing portfolio by $6 billion.