The fastest-growing sectors of the mortgage market during the second quarter of 2015 were jumbo loans and government-insured production, according to a new Inside Mortgage Finance ranking and analysis. The conventional-conforming segment remains the biggest piece of the mortgage market, accounting for 52.8 percent of originations during the second quarter. Back in early 2013, when refinance activity accounted for three of every four new home loans, the conventional-conforming share was 68.1 percent. Lenders generated...[Includes two data charts]

PHH would not name the private label client that did not renew.

The AIG transaction, which would transfer risk from UGI to investors, resembles previous bond deals executed by Radian and MGIC.

Redwood executives said competition has cut into margins, prompting the reduction in its forecast.

Thanks to second quarter profits posted by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the Treasury Department will be richer by $8.3 billion...

Over the winter, the VA program had quietly become a much more significant factor in the government-insured market...

Residential lenders funded $445 billion in the second quarter, one of the best readings in two years, according to figures compiled by Inside Mortgage Finance.

The Fannie Mae portion of the MSRs is top heavy in California product at 44 percent of the receivables.

One analyst familiar with the case noted that $109.2 million “is a big chunk” for PHH, adding that the case shows “the CFPB is crazy and doesn’t want to be questioned or challenged…”

The case caught the attention of many loan officers and managers because it centered around the basic issue of what type of client information an LO can take with them when they depart one organization for another.