The tax code includes several provisions that address whether the exchange of property is subject to taxation.

HECM originations plunged 40.9 percent in the second quarter as tighter reverse-mortgage regulations limited the product’s appeal to borrowers…

The top contributors to the MBS: Chase, AmeriHome and loanDepot…

Then again, it’s not the first half that market watchers are worried about – it’s the remainder of the year.

Of the $17.2 billion that RoundPoint subservices, roughly $3.0 billion is non-agency product, said Alan Price, an executive at the company…

Cowen believes Rep. Maxine Waters will use the post to go after President Trump and his White House team...

The top-five EC lenders are: Redwood, U.S. Bank, Angel Oak, Citi and Citadel Servicing…

The uniformity once seen across rating services in their assessments of specific tranches of residential MBS has become a lot less common in recent years. The trend prompted Fitch Ratings to raise concerns about “rating inflation,” as competitors have at times been more lenient in their assessments.

Another piece of the regulatory jigsaw puzzle fell into place this week for the complex effort to create a uniform MBS for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to issue in the to-be-announced market.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continued to report declining balances in their retained mortgage portfolios during the second quarter – with a few wrinkles. [Includes one chart.]