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Impac Mortgage Holdings lost $1.2 million this past quarter as total revenue declined by $4.6 million from the same period in 2013.

Essent Group, a mortgage insurance company based in Radnor, Pa., reported higher third-quarter profits, due to a surge in revenue from premiums.

Washington-based Fannie Mae, which has been under federal conservatorship for six years, had net income of $3.9 billion for the three months ended Sept. 30, according to a regulatory filing Thursday.

Redwood Trust Inc., the specialist in jumbo mortgages, said it entered into a risk-sharing deal with government-backed Fannie Mae on smaller home loans.

Freddie Mac is growing its single-family business and taking market share from its fellow government-sponsored enterprise Fannie Mae.

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust and its sister company, PennyMac Financial Services, reported a rise in quarterly profits.

BlackRock, the world's biggest money manager, and private-equity firm KKR & Co. have gained a majority stake in Home Partners of America, a single-family rental company backed by Lew Ranieri.

Mortgage rates increased for the second consecutive week, according to data released Thursday by Freddie Mac.

Genworth Financial Inc. posted a third-quarter loss of $844 million, driven by costs tied to its long-term care insurance operation.

The move comes as the FHFA seeks to curtail advances to mortgage REITs and tighten FHLB membership rules.