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In their decision to send the case to a lower court, appellate court judges said the servicer's handling of borrowers' mortgage payments was still unclear.

Competitive credit could offer nine-figure cost benefits, according to a study VantageScore cited. FICO, which just added a new borrower tool, disagrees.

Bowman's Basel III relief may ease MSR capital but won't bring banks back; risk weights and economics still favor nonbanks, according to the Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors

The sector has specialized data that experts can help with and may mitigate cyclical risk, but costs and customers are considerations, an industry veteran says.

The Trump Administration proposed banning a smaller investor size than expected from purchasing more single-family houses, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Research from Andrew Davidson claims a significant number of mortgage borrowers would have a wide variance in credit score if less than three pulls are used.

While the Freddie Mac survey recorded a weekly decline, the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield had moved back up by 6 basis points around midday on Thursday.

Some observers say changes to MSR risk-weighting would have limited near-term impact and are unlikely to prompt banks to rush back.

Federal Reserve Chair nominee Kevin Warsh has several paths toward reducing the central bank's $6.6 trillion balance sheet but the process will be costly and lengthy, Wall Street strategists say.  

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will add loan-level buydown data to MBS this spring, giving investors clearer insight into prepayment risk tied to temporary rate incentives.

The multimillion-dollar acquisition boosts PennyMac Financial Services' total portfolio above $1 trillion and adds to a wave of industry consolidation.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency and Ginnie Mae agreed to look more closely at credit line use, according to the Government Accountability Office.

Adjustments related to higher credit risk weights for new acquisitions and rate shifts offset increases in the government-sponsored enterprise's core earnings.

Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte said in a social media post that action was imminent amid Trump administration antitrust investigations.

As mortgage rates sank to near 6% in January, consumers looked to do rate-and-term refinances, while originators offered more ARMs and cash-out loans.

The rate impact has been real, but the capital implications do little to change all the "moving parts" in plans for the government-sponsored enterprises.

The letter claims the flood insurance premium pricing change has made the product unaffordable, resulting in a large drop off in the number of policies.

The FHFA chief told Fox an offering could be done near term - but may not be - while a Treasury official addressed conservatorship questions at an FSOC hearing.

Rising defaults, fraud risks, and collapsing rents are converging in urban multifamily, threatening lenders and taxpayers, according to the Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors.

The documents that the Housing Policy Council obtained from FHFA show past debate over one newer score and concerns about a single report with redacted context.