Mortgage lenders are trying to cut costs as quickly as possible as originations evaporate. Only so many companies can survive a much smaller market, turning the business into a game of musical chairs.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s analysis of the Federal Home Loan Bank system includes a review of eligibility requirements for membership.

Big banks boosted their appetite for jumbo mortgages in the past decade thanks to regulatory changes following the 2008 financial crisis, according to a new finding from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

The mortgage giant will assess lender quality control by comparing the defect rates reported by lenders with its own data on the same loans.

A handful of mortgage lenders in recent months have rolled out special purpose credit programs targeting Black and Hispanic communities in specific locations.

The mortgage industry is facing challenging times, thanks, in part, to the Fed’s constant rate hikes. Fighting inflation is a laudable goal but lenders wonder how badly the housing-finance system might be damaged.

Megabanks Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase ranked second and fourth, respectively, among purchase lenders in 1H22...

A reminder of 2008 or something else entirely?

A possible trend: hiking GSE loan limits prior to the new year...

Some $13.57 billion of conforming jumbos went into GSE MBS in the second quarter...