Andrew Glass, a partner at the law firm of Nixon Peabody, said he believes the bureau took some time when it put its activities on pause near the beginning of the Trump administration to “think about the scope of the institutions that it wanted to examine.”

Kashkari cited data centers as an investment that appears to be offering stronger returns to investors rather than building homes or apartment buildings.

dv01 said caution is warranted in interpreting the rise in the impairment rate as August ended on a Sunday.

FHA and the GSEs stressed lending and servicing options for individuals facing an employment furlough.

Pennymac will subservice the MSRs for Annaly.

Publicly-traded mortgage companies saw increases in earnings from both lending and servicing during the second quarter of 2025.

Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-MA, and Andy Kim, D-NJ, wrote to the leader of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, citing issues with the National Flood Insurance Program.

One servicing advisor, speaking on background, called six-month reporting a “wrong-headed idea,” adding: “It’s chaos for chaos’ sake.”

Since mid-2022, the agency has been gaining servicing share with lenders turning to FHA mortgages and loans through the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Much of the increase in impairments in August was tied to new 30+ day impairments, which increased by 59 basis points.