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The economic situation is more like what happened during the mid-'80s thrift crisis than the 2008 downturn, said Chief Economist Doug Duncan.

Government-sponsored originations accounted for over half the share of transactions found with "critical" flaws, according to Aces Quality Management.

The agency, which oversees government-related investors that set underwriting parameters in the U.S. mortgage market, estimates the process will begin in 2024.

Bond market investors continue to drive down the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield, even after short-term rates were boosted 25 basis points on Wednesday.

More banks were on the list and although United Wholesale led by dollar volume in fourth quarter earnings, its loan count for the full year remained lower than Rocket's, an analysis shows.

And in January, all-cash buyers reached their highest share in nine years, at 32.1%, Redfin said.

As application volumes increased, loan sizes also surged, with average purchase amounts now at a 2023 high, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The Toms River-based lender was supposedly having liquidity issues, according to unconfirmed reports.

Mortgage professionals are carefully monitoring indicators of whether turbulence in the financial markets will continue to put downward pressure on rates.

The pace of supply coming to market continued its late 2022 slowdown in the first two months of the new year, but greater opportunities may lie in sales of newly constructed properties.