Some in the mortgage broker community have suggested that operating as a mini-correspondent could help brokers bypass points-and-fees complications with the qualified mortgage definition under the ATR rule.

A flurry of new SEC filings suggests that Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp. may go public this week, possibly by Friday.

Is refi specialist CashCall still on the auction block? It’s hard to say since the company doesn’t return telephone calls about the matter.

Wells Fargo is the latest megabank to settle buyback claims with a GSE. Who might be next?

Sources contend that other pending jumbo deals could be reduced in size until the market improves.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut, on behalf of the RMBS Working Group, is seeking an order to compel Clayton to cooperate with a subpoena issued in early July.

Except for Title I property improvement loans, HUD proposes to adopt the statutory points and fees structure for all FHA-insured single-family mortgages as implemented under the FPB's QM/Ability-to-Repay final rule.

FHA will continue to insure mortgages if the government closes but cautions that its commitment authority eventually will run dry. Potential homeowners "will be impacted," it warns.

The much anticipated announcement on lower GSE loan limits could be pushed back to mid-October.

Collateral was much less of an issue in the purchase market, accounting for just 14 percent of conventional denials.