A proposal by the Maryland Commissioner of Financial Regulation regarding servicing transfers prompted strong opposition from servicers, who cautioned that it would disrupt mortgage markets. In January, the Maryland CFR proposed a number of amendments to its mortgage regulations. The proposal revised an initial plan from the state regulator back in January 2015. The new proposal included...

Commercial banks and thrifts reported a combined $123.8 billion of ABS on their balance sheets at the end of last year, a 3.7 percent drop from the third quarter…

Still, lenders and servicers that fail to comply with the established legal framework run the risk of an unenforceable e-note…

Since Fairholme filed its “takings” case the government, Uncle Sam has turned over 48,000 documents totaling more than 500,000 pages.

The Guaranteed Rural Housing Loan initiative is the largest of the USDA’s single-family housing programs.

According to one advisor: “I do think a thaw is on, but if you threw it on the grill, it would still be pretty tough because it’s not fully defrosted.”

Fannie and Freddie are still worth less than social media darling Snap, but the gap is narrowing...

The agency share of total jumbo production reached its highest level in 2009 and 2010, immediately after “emergency” high-cost loan limits were put in place…

JPMorgan said 50 investors bought into the bank’s latest jumbo MBS. Typically, 20 to 30 buyers line up…

Among the top 30, LoanCare had the largest increase to its jumbo servicing portfolio…