The Mortgage Bankers Association's non-seasonally-adjusted application index increased by 3.0 percent compared with the previous week, with the increase driven by refinances.

If the Federal Housing Finance Agency implements a principal reduction program that applies to all delinquent mortgages serviced by the government-sponsored enterprises that have negative equity, the Housing Finance Policy Center estimated that 14,563 principal-reduction mods would be completed.

DBRS was the most active rating service in the non-agency mortgage-backed security market halfway through 2015.

Repeat homebuyers are increasingly selling their existing homes before purchasing a new property, according to a survey by Redfin.

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust may repurchase up to $150 million of its outstanding common shares as the real estate investment trust's stock price has declined this year.

Increases in home prices have outpaced growth in income for first-time homebuyers, according to an analysis by Zillow.

The Nonprofit Alliance of Consumer Advocates focuses on helping borrowers that have mortgages owned by a servicer subject to the $25 billion national servicing settlement.

Credit Insurance Risk Transfer 2015-2 covers an $8.1 billion pool of mortgages with a maximum coverage of approximately $202.5 million provided by re-insurers.

The metric will assess lender performance based on the lender’s default rate within three credit-score bands and compare it to an FHA target rate, rather than to the lender’s peers.