Try as they might, the government cannot keep a good MI program down. FHA endorsements rose almost 19 percent in January.

The credit union industry has appealed to the U.S. Senate for relief on rules and regulations coming out of the CFPB.

Severely delinquent Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac borrowers may get a shot at a streamlined refi under a new program unveiled Wednesday.

Residential loan production for 2013 may turn out to be better than originally projected, thanks to a vastly improved purchase-money business.

Urban legend: mortgage lenders are beginning to loosen loan standards. Well, maybe only for "rich" clients.

Interest-only lending picked up steam in 2012 despite new regulations that make the loans less attractive from a 'qualified mortgage' point of view.

One loan officer was lured away by an offer of making $20,000 per month, Inside Mortgage Finance was told.

In spite of the influx of new human resource assets, banking regulators have a mixed effectiveness when it comes to compliance with their own Dodd-Frank obligations.

Moody’s said the JPMorgan Mortgage Trust 2013-1 has a weak representations and warranties framework, a restrictive rep and warrant enforcement mechanism and a lack of risk retention by Chase.

When Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac work with counterparties, they have contractual agreements that loans sold to them comply with federal and state laws governing the origination and servicing of mortgage loans.