Federal Financial Analytics calculates the trigger will be pulled by mid-2019.

A California court last month dismissed a borrower’s attempt to bring a class-action lawsuit against Caliber Home Loans over a security breach at the nonbank lender in early 2017.

Negative equity – or even just the perception of it – is the most important determinant of default rates, according to a recent study by Collateral Analytics.

The nomination had been expected for several weeks now and paves the way – quite possibly –for limitations on GSE pilot programs, loan parameters and secondary market liquidity.

It stands to reason that with production declining mortgage firms might have the upper hand over their sales personnel, but it’s never that simple...

The annual salary for the assistant director to head the office of cost-benefit analysis is between $200,595 and $247,500.

Kraninger on the recent name change of the agency: “I care more about what the agency does than what it is called…”

Some good news: Fannie chief economist Doug Duncan said continued strength in borrower demographics and the labor market offer hope that conditions should stabilize in 2019 and may even improve.

Tom Piercy of Incenter Mortgage Advisors: “Calabria is not an advocate for our industry – but he is also being appointed by the president, who does not want housing to falter between now and 2020.”

Cloudvirga, at one time, was headed by industry veteran Bill Dallas...