Potential homeowners may be talking themselves out of the American dream, according to several recent surveys that show consumers underestimate their ability to get a mortgage. A Genworth survey of more than 100 lending executives found that 66 percent said eligible borrowers mistakenly think they don’t qualify for a mortgage. In a similar survey on consumer’s views on homeownership, Wells Fargo reported...

HUD issued the language to remedy the problem of delayed filings: lenders holding back claims...

“The Greek crisis already has taken a toll on MBS and still poses a sizeable risk to performance,” according to a new report from Deutsche Bank Securities.

Mortgage repurchase volume fell 9.5 percent from the fourth quarter and it was down 12.3 percent from the first three months of last year.

Stonegate has grown from 400 employees in 2012 to about 1,300 currently.

Dave Stevens, president of the Mortgage Bankers Association, said he doesn’t know which way the FHFA will decide on the topic...

CSS identified the trade group advisors by organization, but not by their individual names.

There are three major cooperatives that serve as middlemen between lenders and various counterparties: Lenders One, Capital Markets Cooperative and The Mortgage Collaborative.

CMLA argues that “moving implementation to January [from October] will allow lenders and settlement service providers a more gradual implementation of the new disclosures in a lower pressure environment.”

The most recent regulatory foray has come from the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, which formed the Mortgage Servicing Rights Task Force to develop standards for nonbank servicers...