Fannie and Freddie securitized $26.34 billion of purchase mortgages in April, a 24.3 percent increase from the previous month.

Last fall, Ocwen tried to sell its Ginnie Mae servicing rights, but recently disclosed that it will keep the receivables instead...

Five Oaks' management noted that the REIT has better control of its jumbo MBS exposure since the company issued its own security in April.

VA originations by state-licensed lenders rose 14.5 percent from 2013 to 2014.

The FHLBs and Office of Finance must now be more specific and include descriptions of their outreach activities in regard to minorities and women.

Fidelity, a market leader in title insurance, has a market capitalization rate of $10.6 billion and is headed by William Foley, age 70, who has a history of spinning off companies.

Interactive Mortgage Advisors, MIAC and The Prestwick Group are working on deals as well.

The eight nonbanks – including the top publicly traded firms that rank high in originations, servicing or both – posted a combined $40.5 million in mortgage-banking income during the first quarter.

Last year loanDepot bought Mortgage Master, Walpole, MA, one of the largest home lenders in New England.

A group of eight large nonbank mortgage lenders managed to post positive earnings on their combined mortgage banking activities during the first quarter of 2015, but they failed to keep pace with a group of 24 banks and thrifts tracked by Inside Mortgage Trends. The eight nonbanks – including the top publicly traded firms that rank high in originations, servicing or both – posted a combined $40.5 million in mortgage-banking income during the first quarter ... [Includes one data chart]