The ratings outlook for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and two of the FHLBanks have been upgraded from negative to stable, reflecting strong economic growth and heightened government support.

The American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators’ best practices highlight issues state regulators should consider when approving a permanent work-from-home option for LOs employed by nonbanks.

FHA has extended appraisal validity periods, in some cases up to a year, to align more closely with standards at the GSEs and VA.

The new guidance applies to salaried and hourly wage earners as well as self-employed individuals.

There’s not much left at non-agency lender Sprout Mortgage but there are plenty of rumors, none of them good. Meanwhile, mortgage fintech Better.com has been adding senior managers.

CEO Cal Haupt says his employees are family, "Not the media version stated by others."

Most of the civilized world saw the refi slump coming, but the GSEs posted a 3.7% drop in purchase-mortgage business...

The whistleblower will receive $228,172 of the settlement proceeds...

loanDepot is also the 15th largest owner of MSRs, according to Inside Mortgage Finance...

The top-ranked Ginnie MBS issuer in 2Q22 was PennyMac Financial...