The new CHOICEReno eXPress loan allows homebuyers to incorporate the cost of minor repairs and renovations into their mortgage.

Has Genworth Financial found a buyer for its lucrative mortgage insurance subsidiary Enact? Or was it just Mr. Market and his valuation?

Mortgage insurers have endorsed the proposed guidelines, even arguing the process should be made more transparent and objective. However, Quicken believes it will stifle innovation by the GSEs.

Former Freddie Mae CEO Don Layton suggests short- and long-term solutions for the liquidity problems faced by nonbank mortgage servicers.

Democratic senators ask Fannie and Freddie if they have attempted to model the risks associated with climate-related disasters, including floods, wildfires and extreme weather events.

Industry advocates point out that, unlike other forms of credit-risk transfer, private mortgage insurance stands in front of all other losses.

The severity of some of the proposals in FHFA’s request for information on PACE financing suggests the agency intends to take some drastic steps.

Over the last decade, the U.S. has averaged nearly 56,000 wildfires a year, covering more than 6.5 million acres, and destroying thousands of homes. The problem is acute enough that discussions are underway to create a reinsurance market for wildfire damage.

The slow-motion acquisition of mortgage insurance giant Genworth Financial by real estate and insurance conglomerate China Oceanwide got a significant nudge forward, when the Delaware insurance commissioner last month gave its final approval for the purchase.