Fitch Ratings affirmed its ratings of both master serving and special servicing for Freddie’s multifamily business.

The enterprise’s board approved amendments to the bylaws governing shareholder notice and annual meetings.

The overall delinquency rate in agency MBS inched up to 1.97% at the end of June. All of the increase in late payments was seen in the Ginnie Mae program. (Includes data chart.)

It’s been a bit quiet on the mortgage company M&A front the past few months, but a few deals are getting done, including Two Harbors agreeing to buy RoundPoint Mortgage.

A bill brought by Democrats that would allow consumers to require the consideration of alternative data such as rent and utility payments in underwriting their mortgage recently cleared the House Financial Services Committee.

Alternate finance options make homeownership possible for first-time buyers unable to access traditional home loans, but more protections are needed to foster sustainable homeownership, according to industry experts.

Many of the top agency multifamily lenders recorded hefty gains in quarterly volume, including Walker & Dunlop...

As one dealmaker noted: "Some buyers are filled up, at least for now.”

Low-balance borrowers seeking to refinance pay proportionally higher closing costs and receive a smaller reduction in interest rates, according to findings published by the Federal Reserve.

Another non-QM lender has fallen...