The securitization rate increased to 71.6 percent in 3Q18 compared to 65.0 percent in the previous period…

The profit margin outlook has declined for nine consecutive quarters…

The ARM share typically goes up when interest rates rise, but not this time around…

Nonbank mortgage lenders continued to gain market strength in first-lien originations during the third quarter of 2018, according to an Inside Mortgage Finance ranking and analysis. [Includes two data charts.]

The FHA and the Department of Veterans Affairs last week announced new loan limits for 2019.

Lenders are pessimistic about the outlook on profit margins and demand for purchase mortgages and refinances, according to a survey of 212 lenders by Fannie Mae.

Hindes’ piece is entitled “Fannie and Freddie didn’t get a bailout. It was a stick-up.”

Carrington President Ray Brousseau said the nonbank is committed to the underserved borrower market…

Kathy Kraninger: “In other words, we have a legal name but will be using our colloquial name and the branded acronym ‘CFPB.’”

Banks, savings institutions and credit unions held a combined $3.005 trillion of unsecuritizedsingle-family mortgages in portfolio as of Sept. 30…