Trade groups say allowing the GSEs to fill the gap left when the Fed quit buying MBS in 2022 could lower mortgage rates as much as 30 basis points.

Pennymac sold MSR with an unpaid principal balance of $12.0 billion; Freddie Mac sold delinquent non-performing residential first liens; CSBS and MISMO open registration for MCS Tech Sprint event; Canceled home-purchase agreements reached 15% in September.

Mortgage leaders expect some form of government guarantee to stick around even if the GSEs exit conservatorship.

Attendance at ABS East hit another record this year.

Homeowners sued D.R. Horton and its lending subsidiary over an alleged scheme to attract more borrowers with misleading price tags.

AGNC recovered earnings in the third quarter from a loss in the second. Moody's reported U.S. banks have grown lending to non-depository institutions sharply in the last decade. Bank of England governor warned that the collapse of two U.S. auto firms could be an early warning sign of weakness in private credit markets.

The amount of agency servicing with coupons over 6.0% increased by 10.2% during the third quarter.

The Ohio-based bank had $43 million in mortgage-banking income in the third quarter, up 54% from the second quarter.

The prepayment rate on agency MBS reached the highest level in 11 months in September, with another increase expected in October.

Equifax and Experian made similar moves recently.