Charges paid by the seller for certain items are included in points and fees, such as a title insurance fee paid to an affiliate of a creditor.

Brokers and others who do business with Nationstar Mortgage said they’ve been hearing stories about two-week delays on funds being delivered. Meanwhile, FHA has run out of multifamily money.

The top 20 bank and thrift mortgage servicers all reported increases in their MSR valuations, according to exclusive figures from Inside Mortgage Trends.

The Comptroller is warning against a bank engaging in an exchange of participation interests in REO without first consulting with the regulator.

It appears that Integrated Financial Group of Pennsylvania is the latest victim of the mortgage downturn.

Who better than a former Wall Street executive to manage Fannie Mae's role in the common securitization platform project?

First, National MI files to go public, now Essent. One might assume the mortgage insurance industry is red hot.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will not earn a ton of money forever. Or will they?

Mortgage buybacks can vary significantly among seller/servicers because it’s driven by business and legal processes rather than current market dynamics.

Certain provisions of the loan originator compensation rule – such as those having to do with record retention, anti-steering and compliance and procedures – kick in January of 2014.