HPS Investments, which owns nonprime originator/servicer Acra Lending and more, is toying with an IPO. Acra is a small part of what HPS owns, but it would open up the lender to public disclosures.

A broad cross-section of the industry supports legislation that would reinstate, make permanent and expand eligibility for the mortgage insurance premium tax deduction.

Purchase mortgages and refis increased across the board in the agency MBS market in the third quarter, with the strongest growth seen in refis that carried primary mortgage insurance. (Includes three data tables.)

Many large banks increased mortgage production in the third quarter. Though at some banks, revenue and margins came down.

Ginnie Mae Acting President Sam Valverde believes long-term commitment of resources could allow the agency to do more to address nonbank liquidity challenges.

The refi boom fizzled in recent weeks as mortgage rates increased. Now it’s a waiting game for lenders and borrowers, with rates expected to go down, eventually.

TD Bank plans to sell some of its jumbo mortgages and a correspondent business to free up asset space under a new cap set by the OCC. Wells Fargo, meanwhile, appears to be nearing a release from its cap.

Citadel Federal Credit Union said the alleged redlining was an inadvertent outcome from its push into digital services.

Borrowers are seeking more information about downpayment assistance programs as home prices continue to increase.

A white paper describes public land records as a “commons” that must be protected from “free riders” that have no stake in its curation.