Increased risks from natural disasters have led to a rapid rise in premiums on home insurance, rejections of policy requests and some major insurance providers exiting certain markets.

While the lender has been losing money, officials at Better are optimistic that the capital infusion that accompanied its debut in the public market will lead to improved results.

Whether it's a mild recession or a soft landing, it won't make much difference to home sales, according to economists at Fannie.

Waters called for various community benefits to be included in FTC approval of the merger, along with antitrust provisions and cooperation between the FTC and Financial Stability Oversight Council on oversight of the combined ICE entity.

The BETR stock is set to begin trading Thursday...

The total delinquency rate for a group of 30 large servicers hit 3.16% at the end of June, up from 2.99% at the end of March.

Visio-Beach Point Mortgage Trust is marketing a $191.6 million non-agency MBS.

Some 195,000 mortgages were in forbearance as of the end of July, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Blend is taking steps to turn a profit after years of losses. The moves include increasing revenue per mortgage transaction and decreasing expenses through layoffs.

Banks and thrifts handled slightly less servicing for others as of the end of June. Still, a metric tracking the fair value of MSRs at banks increased during the second quarter. (Includes data chart.)