Mortgage lending to first-time homebuyers – and mortgage risk – increased slightly in August despite concerns about housing supply and rising housing prices, according to a new analysis by the American Enterprise Institute.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency wants clarity on what types of communication are ac-ceptable, under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, from mortgage servicers to borrowers impact-ed by natural disasters.

For lenders that produce pools with inexplicably fast prepayment speeds, removal from the program is not out of the question, said Ginnie Mae's Michael Bright...

Roughly $119.1 billion of mortgages that exceed the conforming loan limit of $424,100 were produced during the third quarter of 2017…

According to figures compiled by Inside Mortgage Finance, New Residential ranks fifth among all residential servicers with $343.0 billion of contracts at Sept. 30. New Penn ranks 46th among lenders.

There are reports that Leandra English’s effort to unseat Mulvaney has been financed by an anonymous group of donors...

The Angel Oak family of companies could originate more than $1.0 billion of non-QMs this year…

“Basically, David [Kittle] came to the conclusion that it just wasn’t worth the wait,” said one industry lobbyist...

Some $25.94 billion of the industry-wide increase was booked by the three largest bank MBS investors…

Come Jan. 1, rates may spike thanks to zero GSE capital...