Sales of purchase loans with private MI coverage fell 21.7%, while Ginnie recorded somewhat more modest declines in FHA (16.0%) and VA (18.0%) volume.

For Ocwen, the acquisitions represent a chance to grow its lending business and bolster its MSR portfolio.

One big rah-rah fan of the GSE utility model is the National Association of Realtors...

The tide has turned on new loan applications, at least for now...

The combined overall delinquency rate for Fannie and Freddie dropped to 2.57% at the end of March...

The game is on: Ginnie Mae buyouts for loss mitigation/foreclosure purposes spiked in 1Q21 to $9.7 billion...

One headhunter, requesting anonymity, said experienced underwriters are no longer commanding salaries approaching $120,000 per year, though some aren't afraid to ask...

The rule “puts some real teeth behind the CDC’s COVID eviction moratorium,” according to Adam Levitin, a Georgetown Law School professor. He added that “some jurisdictions seem to be taking the CDC moratorium as merely advisory, rather than as binding law.”

Genworth Mortgage: "Following this offering, we will be a 'controlled company' within the meaning of the NASDAQ rules as our parent will continue to own, through GHI, more than a majority of the total voting power of our common stock."