FHA is seeking additional comments on its planned Payment Supplement Partial Claim program.

More insurance companies are showing up to bid for non-QMs, drawn by higher yields and the safe haven that residential assets can provide.

The housing market can be expected to develop new approaches to the negotiation and payment of buyer agent commissions.

Lenders' slow moves on cutting staff as originations declined included a silver lining: improvements in customer service.

While many smaller nonbank mortgage companies struggled during the third quarter, a group of 15 public nonbanks increased their earnings by more than 20% on a sequential basis.

Mortgages originated through brokers accounted for nearly 20% of the bank's total originations in the first half of 2023.

Seeing plenty of room in FHA's capital ratio, lender trade groups are calling for an end to FHA's requirement of MI for the life of the mortgage.

It was originally thought that publicity generated by the consent order would cause at least some of Cenlar’s subservicing clients to switch vendors. But so far, that hasn’t happened.

The senators said VA should pause foreclosures for borrowers who will likely qualify for the Veterans Assistance Servicing Purchase program.

“We have shown it is possible to meet the mission while also being fiscally prudent and being a good steward of taxpayer funds,” said FHA Commissioner Julia Gordon.