The American Securitization Forum, a high profile trade group that focuses on MBS issues, is in turmoil with several of its board members quitting.

It appears that 80-10-10 loan structures are making a comeback in the market, helping homeowners avoid paying private mortgage insurance.

FHFA director Ed DeMarco is promising that changes are coming to how the GSEs use mortgage insurance and force-placed insurance.

It appears the GSE "common" securitization platform will happen this year.

Ocwen's huge overseas workforce has allowed it to lower its servicing costs substantially, at least that's how it appears.

Some lenders are concerned about the coming 'FHA Scorecard' and the ability of certain large funders to make their numbers look good.

The mortgage operations of banks and thrifts posted record earnings in 2012, but the momentum may be behind the sector.

GMH Mortgage Services, which is barely five years old, has hired GMAC veteran Frank DiMaio to run national sales.

Freddie Mac wants to move more REO properties and plans to expand out its stable of financial options and lenders.

It shouldn’t be a surprise if mortgage lenders are suffering from loan originator compensation regulation fatigue. “The industry has been in a constant state of implementation regarding LO comp and LO qualification since 2009,” said Amy Thoreson Long, senior counsel in the consumer lending division of Wells Fargo’s law department, during a webinar hosted yesterday by Inside Mortgage Finance, an affiliated newsletter. The bad news is, things will get much worse in that regard before they get better, thanks to ...