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Inside Mortgage Finance

August 10, 2023

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FHA Nibbles at Private MI Market Share in 2Q23

FHA gained share in the primary MI market during the second quarter, although private MI remained the dominant form of credit coverage. Enact MI maintained a narrow lead in year-to-date new insurance written. (Includes four data charts.) Read More

Margins Improve in Second Quarter, Looking for More

With employee counts shrinking and Wells Fargo exiting the correspondent channel, lenders reported an increase in margins in the second quarter. Read More

Impact of Capital on Proposals for MSRs Unclear

Some industry stakeholders are portraying the proposed capital requirements on mortgage assets as an existential threat, one that might indirectly hurt independent nonbanks. But perhaps those fears are overblown. Read More

Banks Pull Back on Mortgage Lending Amid Liquidity Concerns

Banks are in cost-cutting mode as high interest rates and looming changes to capital requirements have led to uncertainty in the mortgage market. Read More

FTC Drops Lawsuit Blocking ICE-Black Knight Merger

The Federal Trade Commission, Black Knight and Intercontinental Exchange have filed a joint stipulation for dismissal of FTC’s antitrust lawsuit. Read More

Against All Odds: Will Better Become Public?

The odds appear long but CEO/founder Vishal Garg told employees the magic moment will happen by the end of the month. Read More

FHFA Finds Appraisal Gap Has Narrowed Post PAVE Creation

The rate of appraisals in high minority census tracts that were below the final contract price has fallen post the creation of the PAVE task force. Read More

NAREB Partners With HUD on Appraisal Reform

The first initiatives under the tie-up will center around industry training and consumer outreach. Read More

Agency MBS Market Shows Growth in PMI, FHA Loans

In the purchase loans securitized by the agencies in the second quarter, the biggest gain was in GSE loans with no primary MI coverage. (Includes three data charts.) Read More

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