Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac generally widened their credit windows in 2021, but they still preferred mortgages with low and medium loan-to-value ratios. Read More

Private mortgage insurers lost market share in the agency purchase market during the last quarter of 2021, while FHA production shifted toward riskier business. Read More

It’s earnings season! The early results show a mixed mortgage bag for the megabanks. The mega-nonbanks start reporting later this month. Read More

For a year, Guaranteed Rate stuck its toe in the broker channel. Now that the origination water has turned cold, it’s leaving. Read More

Nearly half of Black first-time homebuyers say they would prefer to take a class or conduct in-depth research before buying. Read More

Some 300 companies are now members of MISMO. The organization’s efforts to improve mortgage data are being helped by a new fee. Read More

States have begun taking applications for homeowner assistance programs funded by the Treasury Department and designed to prevent foreclosures stemming from the pandemic. Read More

The connection between work from home and productivity; Supreme Court blocks vaccine mandate for larger employers; Figure revises bank charter application; parent of Texas Capital Bank launches broker dealer. Read More