Did CNBC's Jim Cramer do any research on the mortgage industry before he opened his mouth?

Federal regulators last week proposed a significant expansion in the number of non-agency mortgages that will not need a full appraisal. Currently, non-agency mortgages with loan balances of less than $250,000 don’t need an appraisal if originated by a bank. The regulators proposed increasing the threshold to $400,000. Mortgages below the appraisal threshold still require an evaluation, just not a full appraisal. Banking regulators said the proposal is an effort to reduce ...

Lenders and their warehouse providers have been openly worrying about thinning profit margins for several quarters now with liquidity a primary concern.

Joseph Otting would not be the permanent director but would be a place-holder until...

Former MBA Chief Dave Stevens on the higher conforming loan limits: “For an industry led mostly by conservatives, this dependence on a socialized financial system is really ironic.”

Most of the refinancings facilitated by Fannie and Freddie are cash-out deals…

“With the turmoil at the CFPB, states are feeling that they have to fill the void,” said Daniel Suvor, counsel at O’Melveny & Myers…

The Chicago-based GR has been making loans in Hawaii since 2015…

One warehouse chief even suggested that in 1Q19, as many as 70 percent of nonbanks will lose money before the spring homebuying season kicks in.

Year-to-date agency securitization of conforming-jumbos totaled $72.36 billion as of the end of September…