A company affiliated with MBS co-inventor Lewis Ranieri is moving closer to issuing a security backed by "prime-quality" non-agency loans.

Freddie Mac has been profitable for six quarters but needs to show positive earnings for six more before it can recapture its deferred tax asset.

A $750 million offering of nonperforming mortgages is expected to go down this week. Meanwhile, NAFCU is mad at FHFA over the QM rule.

Besides entering the servicing arena, Two Harbors Investment Corp. is building an originator network to issue non-agency jumbo mortgage-backed securities on its own.

The GSE "common securitization platform" is under construction and already potential add-ons are being discussed, including a loan acquisition module.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency plans to survey residential borrowers about how they were treated by lenders.

Nationstar Mortgage is getting serious about the origination business. On Tuesday it revealed plans to purchase a high-volume call center operation.

Caliber Funding sees a huge opportunity in correspondent lending.

The mortgage industry wants lower Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHA loan limits. But will it happen?

The game is on: MBA wants a single GSE security and will lobby aggressively on the issue.