Many potential homebuyers remain unaware that a mortgage can be obtained without providing a 20% downpayment.

Among servicers assessed by Fitch, Chase has one of the highest ratings.

Housing finance aficionados like the prospect of a GSE exit from conservatorship that includes the retention of the Treasury’s PSPA, especially if done in conjunction with a sovereign wealth fund.

Rithm has once again used its servicing rights in a capital markets deal. Why haven’t other MSR owners followed its lead?

Securitized loans from the Federal Family Education Loan program could receive negative credit rating marks if the Department of Education is successfully dissolved by the Trump administration.

A federal court judge this week extended a temporary order pausing mass layoffs at federal agencies, including at the CFPB and HUD, by five days.

The spring homebuying season might not be as strong as initially expected. Interest rates are challenging and employment trends are faltering, reducing demand for purchase mortgages.

One bidder recently agreed to pay north of 6.25 times the servicing fee for a high dollar volume of agency MSR. Sound crazy? Maybe, but servicing prices are at a 25-year high for low-coupon product.

The creation of a U.S. sovereign wealth fund could grease the skids for an end to the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Non-permanent U.S. residents are no longer eligible for FHA mortgages, following a policy change announced this week.