Comments last week by a high-ranking official at the Treasury Department suggested that the Treasury was working toward making servicing standards in the Home Affordable Modification Program permanent. However, a source with knowledge of the Treasury’s efforts suggested that any continuation of HAMP servicing standards would be voluntary. Treasury Counselor Antonio Weiss said the Treasury has recently held several conversations with stakeholders to find common ground to continue the standardization and transparency that HAMP has brought to mortgage servicing. “Chief among these reforms are...

“There is a ton of competition out there right now,” said one warehouse manager who works for a top-five firm.

Look for new FHLB membership rules from the FHFA by February 2016...

More evidence that the government has a hard time holding on to victories in subprime-related mortgage cases...

Over the past four years, Henig has recruited hundreds of retail loan officers for Mortgage Master, which was sold to loanDepot a year ago.

Mortgage rates are still enticing at just over 4.0 percent with half a point for conforming loans...

The TRID rule delays loan closings by at least 11 days at this shop...

It's that time of the season: MBS issuance was down 30.6 percent at Fannie and off 17.4 percent at Freddie.

Sky high housing costs in the Bay Area prompts one lender to roll out a $2 million jumbo loan, no money down...

PE firms and hedge funds are showing a strong interest in the emerging class of subprime residential lenders...