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The declines in home mortgage operations followed a profitable first quarter as originations slumped and the payments business generated less net financial income than in the previous fiscal period.

While commercial investors have begun to recognize the importance of anticipating extreme weather events in their business strategies, companies involved in residential transactions lag behind.

The decline continues the trend of seesaw movements, coming just a week after economic worries led averages to surge.

New capital standards the government bond insurer added were lower than the ones in previously proposed rules that had riled lenders and servicers.

While fewer units are being sold and inventory is rising, both Remax and First American are upbeat about buyer demand remaining strong.

Numbers decreased for both purchases and refinances, which also saw the slowest pace of activity in over 20 years.

The move will reduce the excess capacity in the field but the effects on servicing are likely to dampen the Federal Housing Administration market, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods said.

In a reversal of 2021 trends, inventory is increasing and price reductions are occurring across cost levels, though less often among the least expensive homes, according to reports from Zillow and Redfin.

First American, Old Republic and Stewart did better compared to the first quarter, but all are down year-over-year, and Doma sank deeper into the red.

The bank plans to shrink its vast mortgage empire, which once churned out one of every three home loans in the U.S. and for a time made the bank the most valuable in the nation.