Deliveries to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac of mortgages with private MI more than quadrupled from the third quarter, hitting $6.58 billion in the fourth quarter.

The brunt of insurance burdens tied to natural disasters fall on property insurance providers, though private MIs could see an uptick in delinquencies.

Redfin said home prices have risen for three straight months.

UWM's debt offering priced with an interest rate of 6.625%.

FHA Commissioner Julia Gordon suggested any cut in the mortgage insurance premium would likely wait for the next administration.

Government mortgage insurance programs captured most of the primary MI gain in the third quarter.

A business-friendly CFPB, higher insurance premiums for FHA borrowers and an exit from conservatorship for the GSEs are all possibilities.

The increase in the use of primary MI during the third quarter was sharpest in refinances.

Some $189.08 billion of loans with insurance coverage were included in agency MBS issued in the third quarter, a 13.6% increase from the prior period.

PMIs say the tougher available assets standards won't impact their eligibility as approved insurers.