Bank mortgage repurchase activity rose again in the third quarter of 2016, although most of the increase is tied to Bank of America clearing up old buyback issues. Commercial banks and savings institutions reported $884.4 million in single-family mortgage repurchases and indemnifications during the third quarter. That was up 10.0 percent from the previous period and marked the third consecutive quarterly increase in repurchase activity ... [Includes one data chart]

Mortgage lenders are beginning to harness the power of big data to improve the increasingly expensive and often inefficient loan origination process, according to experts speaking on a panel at the recent Mortgage Bankers Association annual convention. Loan officer productivity has declined overall and varies greatly, according to Garth Graham, senior partner at the Stratmor Group. The top 40 percent of LOs generate 78 percent of mortgage originations, according to ...

The FHA can be more flexible in insuring condominiums without increasing risk to the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund, according to a new analysis from the Urban Institute. The FHA proposed a rule in September that would give it more flexibility in formulating its condo rules. Specifically, FHA proposed to establish a permissible, minimum owner-occupancy range of 25 to 75 percent, while keeping the option of setting a minimum threshold within that range as ...

Through three quarters this year, Quicken Loans was the top lender of FHA mortgages and Freedom Mortgage was the top VA mortgage originator.

Average prices on non-distressed properties sold in October were down 1.8 percent from the September and off 4.1 percent August.

The settlement noted that the subprime MBS from ResCap included mortgages with looser underwriting standards than the underwriting guidelines that were disclosed to MBS investors.

The HFPC noted that most of the potential mortgages would have gone to borrowers with credit scores below 660, and to a lesser extent, to borrowers with credit scores between 660 and 700.

The MBA is considering its options to appeal the FTC's decision regarding the trade group's request for a mortgage-servicing exemption under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

Eight of the top 10 jumbo lenders had declines in jumbo originations on a quarterly basis in the third quarter.

The CFPB’s appeal asserts that the court’s ruling on the constitutionality of the agency’s structure ought to be reconsidered because it “sets up what may be the most important separation-of-powers case in a generation.”