The industry is happy that the Home Affordable Refinancing Program has been extended, but it also means that 'HARP 3.0' might not come anytime soon.

Nonbank lenders had the strongest growth last year in terms of new originations, according to new figures compiled by Inside Mortgage Finance.

Banks continue to press the CFPB on their request that the agency use its exemption authority to extend the ATR rule's compliance deadline from 12 to 24 months.

Tim Duncan, a past chief information officer for the CFPB, aims to protect third-party lenders from regulatory snafus with his new venture.

Four non-management directors at Nationstar Mortgage earned almost $1.5 million last year. Meanwhile, it appears Flagstar is selling some of its MSRs.

Although the nation's largest lender, Wells Fargo, saw residential fundings slip in the first quarter, Citigroup had a gain.

Now that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are earning a ton of money, who will have a say over what happens to that cash?

RAIT Financial Trust, Philadelphia, is funding roughly $60 million to $70 million a quarter in multifamily and low-balance commercial loans, product that is winding up in MBS issued by Barclays Capital and Citigroup Securities. According to Jason Stewart, an analyst with Compass Point Research & Trading LLC, the company also has a line of credit from Credit Suisse, and is working on a $100 million to $150 million deal that could be ready by the third quarter. A publicly traded real estate investment trust, RAIT is...

Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase continue to post strong residential finance profits, but there is a growing worry that the "mortgage party" may be drawing to a close.

Gain-on-sale margins for mortgage originations declined for lenders during the first quarter of 2013, according to industry analysts, but a number of factors appear likely to keep the margins this year well above historical levels. Core gain-on-sale margins for the major banks fell to 2.9 percent in the first quarter of 2013, according to estimates by Credit Suisse Securities, down from 3.3 percent in the previous quarter and from a high of 3.5 percent in the third quarter of 2012. The analysts warn ...