A spokesman described the new product as “an additional feature not unlike private mortgage insurance” although he refuses to call it an insurance policy…

Among the key findings: digital use is surging, but not digital satisfaction...

Arch MI remained the top private insurer in the third quarter and year-to-date, although its competitors gained some ground…

Impac says it’s not for sale, but sources contend the company is pitched by investment bankers quite frequently…

Although Capital One is exiting single-family lending, the bank will continue to provide “specialized" multifamily financing...

Private mortgage insurers remained busy during the third quarter of 2017, but the VA loan guar-anty sector saw the biggest growth in primary MI business, a new Inside Mortgage Finance ranking and analysis reveals.

While the concept was introduced more than a year ago, the specific duties for a deal agent remained a work in progress…

Tax reform legislation detailed last week by Republican leaders in the House would have a nega-tive impact on the housing market, according to some industry analysts. The bill prompted a strong re-action from industry participants, who are hoping for a variety of changes in the legislation.

PennyMac Financial Services is set to launch broker-direct originations, complementing its correspondent production and retail originations. Officials note that in-house technology development plays a major role in the nonbank’s efforts to increase originations and servicing.

As the mortgage industry prepares for a substantially expanded Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data collection and reporting environment from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, compliance experts are getting a clearer sense of some of the biggest challenges lenders will face – most notably on the technology front as well as fair lending scrutiny.