Essent, the number-five player in mortgage insurance, has received ratings from both S&P and Moody's.

Although loan broker employment continues to rise, the market share for table funding declined in the first quarter, according to exclusive survey figures from Inside Mortgage Finance.

Why is the share price of Fannie Mae's junior preferred stock rising so much? Also, send Freddie Mac "back to the future"?

The Federal Housing Administration has streamlined requirements for permissible sources of downpayment funds, which should be a boost to borrowers using government financing.

Is the warehouse lending community closed to new subprime lenders, even if they have high downpayment requirements?

A planned MBS from Shellpoint could provide more liquidity for loans made to self-employed borrowers.

Feedback from residential servicers indicates that the number of new loan modifications on mortgages in non-agency MBS this year will be near levels seen last year.

Guaranty fees need to be raised by roughly 10 basis points in order for the pricing between agency and non-agency deals to be comparable, according to a new report.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are continuing to shrink their retained portfolios as mandated by their regulator.

The mortgage interest deduction is costing the U.S. Treasury roughly $72 billion a year.