Radian disclosed that its mortgage insurance division wrote $10.0 billion of new policies during 4Q, an 11 percent sequential decline.

The two best things about the mortgage origination market in the fourth quarter were that it meant 2014 wasn’t as bad as once feared, and that refinance demand had picked up. But a new Inside Mortgage Finance analysis and ranking reveals two other positive trends: the jumbo and home-equity markets continued to gain strength in the final three months of 2014. Lenders originated an estimated $67 billion of jumbo mortgages during the fourth quarter, up 3.1 percent from the previous period. Home-equity production bounced 5.0 percent higher, to an estimated $21 billion. Neither gain was...[Includes two data charts]

What did the FHA earn last year? The new HUD secretary didn't know.

The jumbo market ended 2014 with $235 billion in originations, a 14 percent decline from the prior year.

Bayview is purchasing from a network of correspondent sellers roughly $10 million per month in loans that don’t meet the QM test defined by the CFPB.

Citadel Servicing Corp., which has made a name for itself as a new-style subprime lender, has rolled out an Alt A mortgage called “Maggi.”

The ABS Vegas show attracted more than 6,000 attendees, but few investors appear ready to buy new jumbo MBS.

Stan Middleman, chairman of CHMI, told IMFnews that having agency approvals will allow the REIT to leverage servicing rights...

According to the MBA, a Big Four accounting firm issued controversial guidance which would have been burdensome for small MBS issuers.

NewDay's chairman emeritus is former Ginnie Mae president Joe Murin.