The nonbank increased its Ginnie servicing portfolio by $15.70 billion during the quarter, including $14.35 billion in FHA servicing.

FHA proposed an alternative structure for its partial claims in pursuit of making the program easier for program participants and the Department of Housing and Urban Development's servicer to manage.

The largest holder of mortgage-backed securities among REITs increased its portfolio and boosted profits in the second quarter.

The most frequently cited growth strategy was increasing production from the existing sales team, selected by 75% of respondents surveyed by The Mortgage Collective.

Home prices were up 3.0% on an annual basis in June, the highest annual growth rate in the past 10 months, according to Redfin.

Annaly Capital Management’s Onslow Bay, the top-ranked issuer of expanded-credit mortgage-backed securities in the second quarter, issued $3.82 billion of expanded-credit MBS, down 8.3% from the first quarter.

The biggest change for Dynex in the second quarter was a sharp reduction in unrealized losses on investments.

The groups' joint comment letter called on the FHA to replace its minimum property requirements with the standards used by the government-sponsored enterprises.

Entry-level buyers in the South and West are seeing more affordable starter home listings and softening prices, while buyers in the Northeast face a market that keeps getting tighter.

Oaktree's investments are expected to further diversify Temple View Capital's institutional capital base.