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Mortgage companies selling loans to the government-sponsored enterprise will be able to use the information for one type of employment check as well as to validate income and assets.

The acting head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency will become the first African American woman to lead the agency as a result of the vote Wednesday.

While the purchase index registered a tiny uptick, activity has fallen to nearly the same level seen during the first months of the pandemic shutdown.

While longtime non-QM companies have originated mortgages in the segment for years, new contenders have come into the market as the number of potential customers who fit into the category grows.

The offering touts closings in as few as 10 days and allows homebuyers to compete with deep-pocketed investors and iBuyers.

A larger share felt it was a bad time for both buying and selling, but a growing number expect price growth to slow.

The March estimates for payrolls of nonbanks involved in home lending confirm widespread anecdotal reports of industry layoffs, but strength in broader financial-services hiring could pick up the slack.

Purchase numbers came in higher for both conventional and government activity, while the average loan amount shows signs of easing.

While first-quarter profits were up considerably, CEO Michael Nierenberg said the company will offer more products to counter market conditions that are “only going to get worse.”

Surging interest rates have pushed refinance applications down by over 70% in a year, while ARMs have doubled their share in three months.