The debt issuance window is still open for certain well-heeled nonbank lender/servicers. As for everyone else...

Hundreds of lenders took PPP money, but given their strong profits, should they ask for federal forgiveness?

Veteran loan broker Michael Foote called it, “Good marketing more than anything, but they’ll just stack the loans and then sell them as soon as the new loans can be delivered…

The Fed added $135.87 billion to its agency MBS holdings during the second quarter. That accounted for just over half of the growth in agency MBS outstanding during that period.

Chopra’s installation at the CFPB is expected to jumpstart rulemaking and enforcement efforts by the regulator. At his confirmation hearing in March, Chopra said his priorities include scrutiny of how mortgage servicers work with distressed borrowers.

The mortgage industry is under increasing pressure to enhance disclosures related to climate change but is facing challenges in determining common measurements and risk models, according to a new report.

The mortgage industry has welcomed the National Defense Authorization Act recently passed by the House for including provisions for minimum federal standards on the use of remote online notarization in mortgage closings.

Auctions of early buyouts from Ginnie MBS continues apace. One way to enter the market: Buy the mortgage servicing rights instead.

GSEs see sharp declines in both short-term and long-term debt as the impact from the pandemic ebbs.

Several classes of ABS have performed better than expected during the pandemic, including oil and gas assets, airline loyalty programs and retail credit cards.