The enterprise for the first time will make loans on new-built homes eligible for securitization under its green MBS program.

Lenders are increasingly using evaluations to determine home values rather than completing full appraisals. The evaluations carry risks for both lenders and borrowers, according to a recent report by the Government Accountability Office.

The market isn’t viewing publicly traded mortgage lenders favorably these days and that’s a problem for the one remaining IPO/SPAC candidate: Better.com.

Time to celebrate: Annual agency MBS issuance rose 10.1% from 2020 to a record $3.471 trillion in 2021.

When lenders opt for an evaluation rather than an appraisal, they often use AVMs...

In a red hot servicing market, bidding could be fierce...

Two nonbanks are trading accusations tied to the pilfering of staff, at least that’s how it started. Eventually, the case could be settled out of court but not before some damaging allegations get aired in public.

It's a new year and that means LO recruiting season is under way...

The mortgage finance and housing industries are monitoring the surge of the omicron variant of the coronavirus.

FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams’ resignation clears the path for Democratic control of FDIC rulemaking, which could translate into tougher bank merger rules.