The American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators’ best practices highlight issues state regulators should consider when approving a permanent work-from-home option for LOs employed by nonbanks.

FHA has extended appraisal validity periods, in some cases up to a year, to align more closely with standards at the GSEs and VA.

The new guidance applies to salaried and hourly wage earners as well as self-employed individuals.

There’s not much left at non-agency lender Sprout Mortgage but there are plenty of rumors, none of them good. Meanwhile, mortgage fintech Better.com has been adding senior managers.

It’s not every day that a mortgage company files for bankruptcy protection, especially one owned by PIMCO. As for the future of that mortgage company, FGMC, a sale of its licenses is expected. After that, it’s game over.

GSE third-party service providers increasingly have their own third parties that could also pose a risk to the enterprises.

With origination profits remaining depressed, most mortgage shops are tapping MSRs to bolster their quarterly results. As that old saying goes, “If you got ‘em, smoke ‘em.”

With mortgage rates approaching 6%, home price appreciation may soon peak.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said the multi-pronged assault on CFPB Director Rohit Chopra is an attempt to make rulemaking more predictable and halt the surprising actions and aggressive rhetoric.

Federal regulators have several mortgage-related regulatory revisions in the works, including standards for qualified mortgages and membership at the Federal Home Loan Banks.