PennyMac (the REIT) said third quarter results were also affected by the reduced earnings contribution from "our credit risk transfer investments..."

But while Fannie production slumped 11.5 percent, Freddie saw a robust 23.9 percent jump in new issuance in October…

The $1 million cap is grandfathered and will only affect loans taken out after enactment of the bill...

“There was no drama surrounding this meeting of the FOMC,” said Michael Fratantoni, chief economist for the Mortgage Bankers Association.

No immediate successor to Ashmore was named, but whoever the person is they will have to deal with a slumping revenue picture…

Ocwen will not be sold through a stock deal, but Nationstar could be...

Meanwhile, the indicators point to a drop in production volume for the fourth quarter…

Brian Vieaux, a senior vice president of third-party originations, said loan brokers are an “extension” of Flagstar’s reach through the retail channel.

The industry’s shift toward originations of purchase mortgages could help mortgage brokers gain market share, according to industry analysts. “This is a much more promising sector of the business than it was three or four years ago,” James Modrycki, a vice president of correspondent sales at Impac Mortgage Holdings, said at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s annual convention in Denver. Brokers originated $87.0 billion of mortgages in the first half of 2017, accounting for ...

A lender doesn’t have to be one of the big dogs in the industry to be competitive, thanks to continuing technological innovation. A case in point: Former U.S. Comptroller of the Currency Gene Ludwig and former Freddie Mac Chief Operating Officer Bruce Witherell have formed a new company in the mortgage technology and fulfillment solutions spaces, Promontory MortgagePath, which just rolled out what it’s touting as the next generation of point-of-sale solutions for lenders ...