The jumbo MBS rated by Fitch since 2010 haven’t experienced any losses.

In addition, 25 percent of all LGBT survey respondents said they plan to purchase real estate in the next three years.

RealtyTrac noted that the peak for cash deals came in February 2011 at 42.2 percent of all transactions.

Is the mortgage IPO market dead? Yes, says consultant Joe Garrett...

The rise in retail market share likely reflects the fact that smaller lenders, which are more likely to do retail lending exclusively, account for a growing share of GSE business.

About 90 percent of the housing markets in the U.S today are considered affordable, according to RealtyTrac. Speaking at a recent real estate conference in Miami, RealtyTrac Vice President Daren Blomquist said places like San Diego and Seattle are on the threshold of exceeding their historic affordability. …

With same-sex marriage becoming law throughout the land, the question for the mortgage industry is how this would help the housing market. There is very little market research on homeownership rates among gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender and same-sex couples. But a recent survey by the National Association of Gay & Lesbian Real Estate Professionals found 54 percent of LGBT respondents own some type of real estate and, of those, 8 percent own a vacation home. In…

Two weeks ago, specialty servicer Wingspan Portfolio Services shuttered its Melbourne, FL, office, leaving 150 servicing workers without a job. But more bad news may be on the way for the once fast-growing “contract” servicer. According to industry officials close to the company, the privately held Wingspan is in need of new contracts – badly. …

The pending implementation of the integrated disclosures rule is driving a sea change in at least two critical areas: technology innovation and regulatory expectation. Competency with the former will facilitate the fulfillment of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s so-called TRID rule, according to speakers at the American Bankers Association’s recent regulatory compliance conference in Washington, DC. The rule, now scheduled to take effect Oct. 3, requires new consumer disclosures under the Truth in Lending Act and…

A more subtle version of looking at redlining is becoming a major focus in fair-lending analysis, according to industry experts participating in a recent webinar sponsored by Inside Mortgage Finance. The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act was created in 1974 largely as a tool to fight discriminatory redlining, a practice named for maps that some lenders developed that literally outlined in red the parts of the market where they would not do business. HMDA’s focus on mapping…