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Black Knight, Jacksonville, Fla., said the national mortgage delinquency rate increased by 7 basis points in February to 3.45%, but fell by 12.6% year over year. Meanwhile, prepayment activity inched up to 0.35%, breaking a four-month streak of record lows

Black Knight, Jacksonville, Fla., said the national mortgage delinquency rate increased by 7 basis points in February to 3.45%, but fell by 12.6% year over year. Meanwhile, prepayment activity inched up to 0.35%, breaking a four-month streak of record lows.

HUD announced an overhaul of the agency’s disaster recovery efforts to better serve communities that face the direct impacts of weather-related disasters.

LodeStar Software Solutions, Philadelphia, partnered with Nationwide Appraisal Network, a nationwide appraisal management company. The partnership will enable users of LodeStar’s closing fee technology to access appraisal fees for fee estimates across the nation.

Fitch Ratings, New York, said recently announced reductions in the Federal Housing Authority mortgage insurance premium rates are not expected to have a meaningful credit impact on private U.S. mortgage insurance carriers.