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The company, which provides "buy before you sell" and cash offer financing, cited a challenging real estate market and grim venture-capital outlook.

Better-than-expected economic data helped lead to the steep acceleration of the 30-year average, while the 15-year also shot up.

Government-backed applications picked up despite rising rates last week, but a decline in conventional loans drove overall volumes down.

Some housing numbers have been weaker than expected because affordability remains relatively low, outweighing slightly higher refinancing that has an upside for lenders but a potential downside for servicers.

Activity is coming in at or below 2020 levels according to reports from the Mortgage Bankers Association and Redfin.

Both bank and nonbanks are starting in — or returning to — this segment as they look to make up for declining originations. But there are a few key issues to consider before taking on the new line of business.

Morgan will now convert a pre-approved property-specific loan to a property agnostic tradable non-fungible token backed by real dollars and guaranteed by the lender.

Privately funded down payment assistance programs help address the racial wealth gap in a safe and responsible fashion, leaders of the Cedar Band of Paiutes, the Lower Brule Sioux and the Rosebud Sioux write.

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.

Additionally: FHFA adds reporting mandate for servicers and more layoffs are announced.

Approximately 8% of listings on the market each week are getting a price cut, while the share of offers facing bidding wars fell below 45% in July, the brokerage's latest report found.