Nationstar Mortgage has agreed to buy the settlement services unit of Equifax.

The Federal Housing Administration is cracking down on down payment assistance programs, tracking the source of gift money.

Lawmakers worry about FHA's financial condition during Wednesday hearing.

First Guaranty is experiencing strong growth in its servicing business. Meanwhile, lenders worry about higher net worth requirements from the GSEs.

Standard & Poor's, which had a huge ratings market share tied to subprime MBS, was sued by the government for negligence.

City National Bank of Los Angeles is entering the mortgage warehouse business.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have developed a prototype of its standard securitization platform.

Ally Bank will originate and keep jumbo mortgages in the bank's portfolio.

FHA is looking at $133 billion of troubled mortgages.

Mortgage bankers of all sizes continued to report strong earnings on their mortgage banking operations during the fourth quarter of 2012, but the salad days may be over.