A recent shift in the purchase-mortgage market share toward the government-sponsored enterprises appears to be part of seasonal home buying patterns rather than direct competition for mortgages with low downpayments.

The mortgage finance industry generally supports the final interagency statement on diversity policies and practices issued by the federal banking regulators, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Securities and Exchange Commission, but called for additional clarification on some of the data being sought in order to maximize its effectiveness – and to limit lenders' liability.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency released final housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for 2015 through 2017 on Wednesday. It increased both the single-family low-income purchase goals and multifamily low-income goals and established a new low-income housing subgoal for small multifamily properties.

The mortgage industry has completed a total of 24 million workout plans and six million proprietary loan modifications for homeowners since 2007, according to new figures released Thursday by HOPE NOW, the voluntary, private sector alliance of mortgage servicers, investors, mortgage insurers and non-profit counselors.

Get Your TRID On. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has put out a Know Before You Owe guide for real estate pros to help them navigate the upcoming TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure rule, otherwise known as TRID.

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.