Former MBA Chief Dave Stevens on the higher conforming loan limits: “For an industry led mostly by conservatives, this dependence on a socialized financial system is really ironic.”

Arch Chief Economist DeFranco says despite lower sales, it’s still a seller’s market in most cities…

HERA allows exceptions for the maximum conforming loan limits for “high cost areas.”

In 2017, MLO license growth was strong at 8.9 percent annualized, but not this year…

Caliber’s loans are generally underwritten to a full documentation standard for income, assets and employment.

Stakeholders don’t anticipate the FHFA, with a new director nominated by President Trump, to move immediately to reduce the current benchmark loan limit...

Through the first nine months of the year, mortgage banking income was up 20.9 percent from the same period in 2017.

Initiating non-judicial foreclosure is not a debt collection activity under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the CFPB argued in a recent court filing in the U.S. Supreme Court. The court decision could have significant impact on the mortgage industry.

Cowen believes Mnuchin will survive the turbulence but notes the situation still poses a risk to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the big banks…

Altisource has a stock repurchase plan in place that expires at Dec. 31…