Financial regulators are backing “responsible use” of alternative data in loan underwriting but there are still many uncertainties, particularly in the world of residential finance. More to come? Indeed.

When it comes to selling additional shares, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust is not shy…

Both the FHA and VA sectors saw declining securitization volume, but the VA took the bigger hit, a 12.1% drop from October.

Directors Mortgage hopes to open new offices in Colorado and New Mexico by the second quarter of 2020.

Investors see more value in non-QM whole loans rather than securitized credit products…

At the time, industry attorneys were concerned the review sought by All American could take the Supreme Court beyond the analysis and determination sought in the Seila Law case...

Other matters on the government’s priority list: setting a commitment fee, resolution of the QM patch, and “any other similar changes that could impact the GSE footprint.”

Quicken Loans, United Wholesale Mortgage and Fairway Independent Mortgage, ranked first, second and third, respectively among FHA producers…

Tim Doyle of the CSBS: “There will be a significant impact and industry should see a decreased turn time in getting the MLOs approved.”