Claudia Merkle, CEO of National MI, said FHA and MI businesses operate on different points of the risk spectrum and, therefore, a cut in MIP will not result in massive ramifications for the MI industry.

The VA share of new primary MI business jumped from 25.2% in 2019 to 30.9% last year...

But first, some background: In 2015, NAMIC and the American Insurance Association successfully challenged the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s final rule on the use of disparate impact to prove allegations of unlawful discrimination with regards to homeowners’ insurance.

Quicken Loans was the top producer of conventional-conforming loans with an estimated $271.55 billion...

MBA cited improvements in Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae loans as the driver behind the better readings.

The new timeline moves the moratorium's expiration from March 30 to June 30...

The year just-ended brought two huge changes to the government-insured market. First, the VA established itself as the dominant program...

Section 184 home loans are specifically allocated to Native Americans who are purchasing property on tribal land trusts.

Roughly $249.81 billion of newly originated correspondent-generated home loans was securitized by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae during the fourth quarter, up 20.3% from the prior period. This analysis covers 90.2% of the total agency market...

The volume of FHA loans was down 4.2% for the year, including a 1.8% drop from the third to the fourth quarter. But at $1.114 trillion, FHA loans continued to represent the dominant slice of the Ginnie pie...