MBS trading volume is creeping low with interest rates stuck in a fairly narrow range.

ABS comprised of solar loans, and the companies that service them, are under pressure as uncertainty swirls around the future of Biden-era clean energy provisions.

Federal and state regulators are eyeing third-party loan arrangements, with implications for ABS.

Whole-company M&A deals are becoming more prevalent, but if the Federal Reserve suddenly cuts rates, the outlook could change.

The nonbank share of total originations increased from 65.2% in 2024 to 66.4% in the first quarter of 2025. Four of the five largest lenders in the residential mortgage market are nonbanks. (Includes two data tables.)

A provision in the tax bill — to eliminate the CFPB’s ability to draw funds from the Federal Reserve — must pass the 60-vote threshold, according to the Senate’s rules-keeper.

A new servicing exchange has been launched by a subservicer that just so happens to be owned by one of the nation’s largest title companies.

The Mortgage Bankers Association supports many of the housing-related provisions included in the bill proposed last week by Senate Republicans.

There’s some bipartisan support in Congress to establish a tax credit for home renovations in an effort to improve the supply of homes for sale.

Industry insiders push the National Directory of New Hires as an alternative to a current process involving the IRS as a way to verify income and employment while expanding the digitization of the mortgage process.