Mortgage insurers report another strong quarter of profits
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods said private mortgage insurers wrote 21% more new business in Q2 than Q1 and 17% more than a year earlier. After reporting, KBW raised earnings targets for four of five companies it follows, including MGIC, while Radian’s Inigo miss led to lower EPS estimates. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac updated PMIERs eligibility rules for VantageScore 4.0.

