With originations expected to fall, lenders of all different stripes are carefully examining their staffing needs…

In his report, KBW analyst Bose George said, “While Mel Watt, director of the FHFA, was questioned about some of these issues in past congressional hearings, this will be the first hearing to focus exclusively on this topic.”

Issuers pooled $19.63 billion of FHA and VA refi loans during the third quarter, down 11.6 percent from the previous period…

One source familiar with Eli Global’s mortgage operations said layoffs have occurred at the company’s mortgage unit...

Frater was also executive vice president at PNC Financial Services...

New MBS and ABS issuance was up slightly from the second to the third quarter of 2018 only because housing markets produced a modest gain in agency single-family business, according to a new analysis and ranking by Inside MBS & ABS. [Includes three data charts.]

Some participants in the MBS and ABS markets aren’t doing enough to prepare for the potential discontinuation of the London Interbank Offered Rate, according to industry analysts.

Federal regulators have changed their tone under President Trump, according to participants in the MBS and ABS markets.

Years of preparation for single security issuance by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac appear to be paying off as officials involved in the effort suggest that the government-sponsored enterprises and industry participants appear ready for the transition.

Real estate investment trusts, searching for yield, are looking to expand their role in the non-qualified mortgage market, with an eye toward providing greater liquidity to nonbank originators.