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Properties with default notices, scheduled auctions and REOs are up by double digits compared to last summer as buyers are mired in a high-cost environment.

Falling interest rates led to a rush in refinancing, but slowing purchase activity brought a decline in overall lock volumes, according to Optimal Blue.

While the overall delinquency rate improved this summer, FHA-backed mortgage borrowers continued to exhibit concerning levels of payment stress in July.

The tests modeled how Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would fare after absorbing losses like a total $36.1 billion provision in credit losses in a severe downturn.

The Senate bill would make forbearance available to homeowners directly impacted by extreme-weather events, including 2025 California wildfire victims.

Numbers on use and performance point to potential for nonpublic insurers to take on a greater role but also suggest there are limits to it, Fitch Ratings found.

The case pitted high-profile senior-tranche investors like PIMCO against junior bondholders the interpretation of contracts that predated later policy changes.

A "large institutional investor" will provide funding to assist Rithm in acquiring as much as $1.5 billion worth of residential transition loans.

While foreclosure numbers in the first six months of this year were up compared to 2024, starts eased as the spring progressed, according to Attom.

Calls for foreclosure prevention advice jumped upward by almost 30% from a year ago and helped fuel overall consumer distress levels to a five-year high.