Among the proposed exceptions is a carve out around build-to-rent programs, which allow an investor to buy a newly built home as long as it’s occupied by a renter within 18 months of the purchase.

Joe Gormley, Ginnie Mae president and acting FHA commissioner, said recently at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s annual conference in Chicago that the 203(k) renovation program could unlock “a lot of potential,” particularly in urban areas.

Veterans and service members are more willing to buy a home even without an interest rate cut expected within the next year.

The new portal provides authorized users with secure, permission-based access to relevant loan information and workflows from their subservicer.

The order included four directives, stopping well short of requests from mortgage industry participants.

Purchase-mortgage volume increased from the second quarter and refi business dropped.

Rithm’s residential mortgage unit turned a $604.8 million profit before taxes during the third quarter, more than five times the income the unit generated the prior quarter.

The planned sale amounts to nearly 30% of UWM's servicing portfolio as measured at the end of September.

“After the significant and rapid repricing, we find ourselves once again facing a highly attractive investment opportunity,” said Smriti Popenoe, co-CEO and president at Dynex Capital.

PrimeLending took a $10.8 million pre-tax loss in the third quarter of 2026 after a $2.0 million pre-tax loss in the second quarter.