Mortgages

Consumers are meanwhile filing objections to the near $1 billion in settlements from the nation's largest brokerages ahead of a November court approval.

For the eighth consecutive quarter, ICE Mortgage Technology lost money on a GAAP basis. Using a pro forma calculation involving Black Knight, operating income increased from a year ago.

The Federal Housing Administration wants to allow part-time underwriters to guarantee loans in its FHA Title II forward and HECM programs.

Mortgage rates rose for the fifth consecutive week, to their highest level since August, although they remain more than a full percentage point lower than one year ago.

The government-sponsored enterprise's single-family loan purchases hit a high for the year, but benefits in other areas were lower than in comparable periods.

The number of vacant, abandoned properties in foreclosure, while up from the third quarter, was nearly 1,800 lower than a year ago, Attom Data said.

Drey Roberts and his team move to de novo warehouse lender Primis Bank as former home Independent Bank makes a strategic exit.

Eighty percent of respondents say their current mortgage payment is putting a strain on their personal finances, per a Transunion survey.

Government lending leaders also addressed efforts to increase housing stock and affordability in a discussion at the Mortgage Bankers Association's annual conference.

The government-sponsored enterprise reported its best quarter of the year in terms of net income as well as single family business acquired as rates fell to 6.08%.