Government-insured products accounted for 27.1% of total first-lien originations in the third quarter compared with a 25.3% share the previous quarter. Streamline refi programs helped increase FHA/VA market share. (Includes two data tables.)

With the latest MMIF audit showing a strong capital reserve ratio, the FHA commissioner said it’s probably time to take action on pricing.

Increasingly, nonbanks have a large chunk of their assets tied up in mortgage servicing rights — some more than others. Is that a problem? (Includes data table.)

A 35-year veteran of residential finance — including more than a decade at Wells Fargo — Ken Logan is leading Huntington’s foray into warehouse finance. Also on the menu: loans backed by servicing rights.

Industry watchers expect the fiscal year 2025 budget appropriation bill to get kicked further down the road through another continuing resolution.

Old industry hands like Mike Calhoun of CRL and former FHFA acting Director Ed Demarco say getting the GSEs out of conservatorship might be more complicated than the Trump administration believes.

If past is prologue, the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s plan to hire as many as 141 employees may only be aspirational.

The majority of recent homeowners who responded to a survey conducted by TransUnion said they plan to refinance in the next 12 months.

The former Freddie executive said eliminating mortgage servicing rights, or transferring them to the GSEs, would eliminate the need for nonbank mortgage servicers to make servicing advances on delinquent loans.

MGIC saw a significant gain in market share during the third quarter, but private MIs overall lost ground to FHA and VA due to surging refinance activity. (Includes four data tables.)