After hitting a peak in 2018, new issuance of single-family rental securities will likely decline this year, according to industry analysts.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, scheduled to report fourth-quarter results in early February, are likely to once again show strong earnings, but the black ink likely will pale a bit from the $6.7 billion they posted (combined) in the third quarter.

Several rating services have received gentle warnings from the Securities and Exchange Commission for failing to follow policies and procedures, according to the latest annual report from the federal regulator.

Annaly Capital Management, the largest MBS investing real estate investment trust in the country, is off to a fast start in 2019, unveiling yet another offering of common stock — this one valued at $731.0 million.

Industry observers have generated a steady stream of ideas on how the agency might reform the government-sponsored enterprises administratively rather than wait for Congress.

The CFPB determined the ATR rule has reduced lending to some extent to borrowers with high debt-to-income ratios…

The ECM sector was one of the few that recorded MBS production gains during the fourth quarter…

Under RESPA, servicers are generally required to consider borrowers for loss mitigation if the servicer receives a loss mitigation application at least 37 days before a scheduled foreclosure sale.

The odds of GSE “recap and release” becoming a reality just went down…

We’re just 11 days into the new year and already things are getting interesting in the mortgage industry...