CAS, STACRs, CIRT and ACIS volume were all down sharply during the first nine months as origination volume continued to decline. (Includes data table.)

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell insisted the FOMC has no plans to slow the runoff of agency MBS from its balance sheet.

Commercial MBS issuers that source loans from affiliated lenders have lower rate spreads when compared to CMBS pooled by investment banks with loans from third-party lenders.

Fundamental Income Properties recently closed an upsized $314.9 million single-tenant triple-net-lease securitization.

In a review of the Federal Home Loan Bank system, the Federal Housing Finance Agency riled some mortgage industry participants by failing to endorse expanding FHLBank membership to include nonbanks.

The profit picture is improving at many shops, but a discernible increase in originations will be needed before the industry can breathe easier.

Cenlar, the largest subservicer in the mortgage industry, has been on a middle- and senior-manager hiring spree the past 18 months as it tries to meet the demands of an OCC consent order filed two-plus years ago.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra recently advocated for a Community Reinvestment Act-like regime for nonbanks at the state level. Trade groups reiterated their opposition to such a move.

Home insurance industry groups highlighted the factors behind the dramatic rise in home insurance premiums during a Capitol Hill hearing.

Former Sprout Mortgage CEO Michael Strauss is avoiding the residential market following regulatory scrutiny in Illinois.