More banks are considering leaving the residential lending/servicing sector or scaling back. Will these decisions, made during tough times, come back to haunt them?

As the CFPB reviews its mortgage loan originator rules, trade groups called on the bureau to allow lenders to lower LO compensation.

The “sea of red” in the mortgage bond market probably isn’t going to be enough to get the Federal Reserve to reduce interest rates, according to industry experts.

Mortgage REIT Rithm wants to unlock the market value of its mortgage banking franchise by spinning off the unit into its own publicly traded company. A serious idea or a ploy to juice the share price of the parent?

Lenders that focus on non-agency business-purpose lending are seeing success while traditional mortgage lenders struggle.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development maintains a searchable list of approved condominium projects eligible for FHA condo loans.

Annaly was the largest nonbank issuer of prime jumbo and expanded-credit MBS in 2022...

Remarks included concerns regarding the costs of complying with FHA’s proposed revision to minimum property standards for flood hazard exposure.

The success of the Section 203(k) program depends on reforms that would make it more accessible for borrowers and operationally feasible for lenders, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Loan removals from Ginnie Mae MBS fell to their lowest point in at least four years as payoffs, defaults and loss mitigation all ebbed in the first quarter of 2023. (Includes data chart.)