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While consumer distress in auto and personal loans also picked up, the pace of growth among mortgages was atypical, Vantagescore's monthly credit gauge said.

Nonbank mortgage companies are regulated on the state level, but multistate examinations allow for virtual nationwide and industry-wide coverage.

The gap between costs and wages hit an inflection point and policy may determine what happens next, according to the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau pinpointed five rules that it wants the White House budget office to review. Details, however, are sparse.

Loans with alternative documentation and high combined loan-to-value ratios had more performance concerns, according to a new KBRA study.

This potential transaction would be part of a broader trend of mortgage lenders and servicing players converging, such as Rocket's recent acquisition of Mr. Cooper.

The lender's parent also said it is actively in preparation to move forward on plans to unlock equity value in 2025, with a Newrez spinoff among its options.

The Federal Housing Administration has accelerated the timeline and will make the wait time for repeat home retention requests longer than originally planned.

The latest foreclosure report adds to evidence from housing research groups that economic difficulties are beginning to impact a rising number of homeowners.

If mortgage rates drop into the low 6% range, there will be a retention opportunity on 5.4 million loans that have interest rates starting at 6.5%.