Mortgages

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Nov. 9.

The Federal Housing Administration's life-of-loan premium discourages borrowers from refinancing into another FHA mortgage, damaging the stability of the insurance fund.

D.R. Horton Inc. fell the most in more than three years after executives at the builder said the market for homes is getting "choppy" and that the pace of order growth may slow next quarter.

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Mr. Cooper Group — the new name following the combination of Nationstar Mortgage and WMIH Corp. — posted a $54 million third-quarter profit and announced plans to buy Pacific Union Financial, as well as make other strategic acquisitions.

Continued diversification of its business lines and better margins in its securitization activities helped Redwood Trust overcome steep mortgage origination declines and post nearly 14% annual growth in net income during the third quarter.

Mortgage delinquencies inched up, in part from natural disasters hindering homeowner performance, but a stronger economy is still keeping defaults low, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage rates rose significantly across the board as the economy continued to show resilience with strong business activity and growth in employment, according to Freddie Mac.

The growth of digital mortgage origination channels has improved customer satisfaction with the process, but consumers still want personal interaction at some point, according to J.D. Power.

While the median price paid for a single-family home in October rose from the same month last year, sales for single-family homes and condominiums slowed, according to the Honolulu Board of Realtors.

Minnesota Housing will invest $87.5 million in 1,700 new and existing housing units for low-income Minnesotans this year.

Real estate and mortgage industry groups outspent proponents 3-to-1 to defeat Proposition 10, a measure to allow California municipalities to set local rent control laws.

Ditech Holding Corp.'s stock is being delisted from the New York Stock Exchange, and the company is recommitting itself to finding an acquirer or other option that could improve investor value.

Black Knight added to its mortgage loan data product offerings by acquiring Ernst Publishing, an Albany, N.Y.-based provider of recording fee, transfer tax and title premium fee information.

Mortgage application activity dropped to its lowest level since December 2014 as interest rates reached an eight-year high, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The prospect of growing mortgage rates took a negative hit on consumer perception of home buying and selling during October, according to Fannie Mae.

Austin's record-breaking $250 million affordable housing bond appeared to be on its way to approval late Tuesday.

After hitting severe turbulence and taking a dive in September, metro Denver's housing market stabilized at a lower altitude in October, according to the Denver Metro Association of Realtors.

The average sales price for existing single-family homes for the Las Vegas area in October was down 1.7% from last month to $295,025, according to the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors.

The presumptive chair of the House Financial Services Committee will likely take the panel in a sharply new direction and have a new bully pulpit to criticize the Trump administration.