An estimated $1.148 trillion of home-purchase mortgages were originated in 2017, a 10.7 percent increase from the prior year.

First-time homebuyers – especially those who took out private mortgage insurance – played a huge role in financing home purchases last year, according to a new Inside Mortgage Finance ranking and analysis.

At last check, Fannie common was selling for $1.62 a share, Freddie $1.57.

Pete Carroll, an executive at CoreLogic, noted that many Democrats in Congress will not support a housing finance reform bill unless such provisions are included.

Both publicly traded nonbanks have struggled with profitability the past four years – but for different reasons.

PHH Mortgage said it has taken its last loan application on behalf of a private-label origination client.

The firms that have been warned by Ginnie are: Cardinal Financial, Flagstar, Freedom Mortgage, JG Wentworth, loanDepot, Nations Lending, New Day Financial, SunWest Mortgage and Texas Capital Bank.

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Flagstar Bank and NewDay Financial said they have policies and procedures in place to prevent churning, or serial refinancing…