Portfolio holdings of mortgages also have increased at a faster rate for smaller banks than larger ones.

California, Virginia, Texas, Florida and Washington, in sequential order, retained their VA securitization ranking from 2014.

Two Harbors is outpacing a fellow REIT, Redwood Trust, in terms of jumbo MBS deals with the latter putting more of an emphasis on whole loan sales.

According to one trader, secured nonperforming seconds sell in the secondary market for one penny on the dollar to 20 cents on the dollar…

In partnership with former Lehman Brothers Managing Director Brian Libman, Blackstone is trying to carry out a “roll-up” strategy...

The FHA loans were originated through the bank’s mortgage subsidiary, First Horizon Home Loans, which was sold to MetLife Bank in August 2008.

Chase was the second-ranked jumbo lender in the first quarter of 2015, nearly closing the wide gap that Wells Fargo has maintained in recent years.

The higher loan limit for the jumbo program will go into effect early in the third quarter.

But the product does not come cheap. On an A- credit loan, the rate is set at 8.25 percent when CLTV is 60 percent.

By signing the addendum, the borrower certifies that he or she will make payments on the mortgage or become indebted to the federal government...