The delinquency rate increased the most on a quarterly basis for FHA mortgages. (Includes two data tables.)

Lenders looking to poach employees from competing firms should take various measures to avoid litigation, according to the law firm of Brody Gapp.

The homeowners-to-population ratio better reflects the share of adults who are homeowners, according economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.

An Urban Institute study shows that the internal rate of return of a downpayment on a home often exceeds that of a diversified stock portfolio, especially in low-growth real estate markets.

Bayview Asset Management recently issued two forward-flow deals, with the issuer adding to the pools during a prefunding period.

More than 30 investors participated in the $508.6 million securitization of home equity investment products.

Reprise Financial, formerly doing auto loans as Skopos, will issue its first ABS backed by personal loans, some of which rely on used cars as collateral.

Carrington led MSR buyers in the first half of the year, focusing on loans with lower coupons. Bayview Asset Management ranked second, targeting mortgages with interest rates above 6.0%.

MBS disclosures show that, from April to June, VantageScore 4.0 has only been used to qualify roughly $579 million in mortgages in Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac pools.

If the Federal Reserve is able to reduce inflation, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh believes that interest rates on mortgages will come down. Economists in the mortgage market aren’t expecting lower rates anytime soon.