Commercial banks cranked up the value of their servicing portfolios in the third quarter, but not dramatically. Soon, we’ll find out how the nonbanks viewed the same asset.

Commercial banks continue to show no love for MSRs, except for JPMorgan Chase...

Fannie CEO Frater: “If you think about what we do and how we actually help people, we’re actually more set up to be ESG companies than may other companies that you might think of as ESG companies.”

TCB has jettisoned key mortgage assets this year but remains a solid player in warehouse finance...

Originators of non-qualified mortgages are pondering sale offers from yield-hungry investors. Who’s in the driver’s seat? Right now, the originators are.

CoreLogic this week completed its purchase of ClosingCorp., while SimpleNexus wrapped up a deal to buy LBA Ware.

Rocket Mortgage seeks to up its game in broker lending. Meanwhile, all quiet on the Mike Calhoun/FHFA front.

However, removals for loan modification or foreclosure processing edged up 2.2% to $11.14 billion in the third quarter.

Loan officers looking to take advantage of the higher limits will have to jump through some hoops...

The move comes as the origination market shifts from refis to purchase-money lending.