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The real-estate investment trust affiliate has been focusing on making more funding available for new loans but also seeks to hold the line on credit quality.

| Onity Group's servicing and lending businesses benefited in the second quarter from higher rates and seasonal homebuying, respectively, but

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's oversight chief said that he's displeased with a report that these builders have retreated from serving first-time buyers.

Some equity and credit agency researchers have lowered their sights in line with market changes, but their forecasts suggest stability for those that pivot.

Nonbank mortgage firm Pennymac said having an in-house system gave it a leg up on implementation, while a vendor also reported progress in its systems testing.

Jon Oksenholt, who holds more of Freddie's shares, recently took issue with a Pershing Square assessment of the two government-sponsored enterprises.

Mortgage rate projections have shifted notably higher in the past month, adding to origination challenges in a market where housing demand is wavering, according to Fannie Mae.

The fintech's chief executive, Michael Tannenbaum, explains why strategies it's been using primarily in the home equity market have broader implications.

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The government-sponsored enterprise oversight chief said his agency is focusing on select fees applied to mortgages that lenders sell to Fannie and Freddie.