Buzz Roberts, president and CEO of the National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders, is optimistic that the proposed Neighborhood Homes Investment Act will move forward before he retires.

When times turn tough, some mortgage REITs start cutting the dividends they pay shareholders, but not all. Meanwhile, book values are getting slammed. A time to buy these equities or sit on the sidelines?

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.