Now, for the obvious question: With greater profits coming, will HUD allow FHA to cut premiums?

Most of the decline came among the largest banks, with many regionals turning in stronger results in the fourth quarter…

In the fourth quarter, IMA sold $30 billion of mortgage servicing rights for its clients...

In general, the OCC doesn't like the idea of banks funding loans with LTV ratios above 90 percent unless the mortgage has appropriate credit support...

In its new annual budget, the White House declares that the FHA mutual mortgage insurance fund is vulnerable to “Black Swans...”

The loans backing the bond will be originated by nonbanks Ditech Financial and loanDepot.

MBS issuance rebounded in December, with Fannie/Freddie production rising 17.7 percent. In other words, had TRID not caused a December bump in GSE business, January could have looked better than it did.

For now, the CFPB isn't talking about the matter...

Shakeup at Ditech Financial: Patti Cook Out as President, David Schneider Is In

The White House still wants to kill Fannie and Freddie, but in the meantime it benefits from the their healthy revenue streams...