FHFA Director Bill Pulte Says In X Post That Fannie Mae Will Follow Freddie Mac's Rule Allowing Loan Servicers To Contact Borrowers Who May Qualify To Cancel Private Mortgage Insurance
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CORRECTION: Radian Group Q2 Adj. EPS $0.85 Misses $1.33 Estimate, Sales $503.712M Miss $537.199M Estimate
Radian Group (NYSE:RDN) reported quarterly earnings of $0.85 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.33 by 36.57 percent. This is a 15.84 percent decrease over earnings of $1.01 per share from the
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