Trade groups said aligning ROV policies across mortgage programs would be preferable.

Rate-term refinance locks dropped 20.3%.

At most, 3.5% of mortgage borrowers in recent years opted for a lender they found via a trigger lead, according to estimates by the Government Accountability Office.

Vishal Garg laid out what Better's new priorities will be now that he has returned to the company he founded.

UWM will take results from automated underwriting systems for determining borrower eligibility for agency mortgages.

Some $10.016 trillion of residential MBS was outstanding as of the end of June, a first for the market.

Fannie Mae is starting to pull away from Freddie Mac with issuance of credit risk transfer transactions this year.

"Let’s go out and be proactive and demonstrate that we can govern ourselves effectively," said Brian Vieaux, president of MISMO.

Valon Technologies raised $150 million and is hiring.

“Sky-high mortgage rates and the usual fall slowdown teamed up to chill housing activity,” Zillow said of the market in September.