Loans originated on or after Oct. 1, 2017, are eligible for new high loan-to-value streamlined refinance programs being rolled out by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. And one analyst said despite more investor exposure to defaults, he views the programs as a good move in the event home prices begin to trend downward. A year after the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s initial announcement about the streamlined refi program, the regulator set the eligibility date and provided more program details last week. “The eligibility date was...

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency this week issued guidance to banks regarding originations of loans with loan-to-value ratios of 100 percent or more in distressed communities marked for revitalization. The guidance is in support of banks’ attempt to revive neighborhoods that have suffered an economic downturn through programs that offer high-LTV financing for home purchases or for purchases and rehabilitation of residential properties. Specifically, the guidance provides...

According to a Freddie spokesman, the loan represents the “the largest-ever single-asset tax-exempt financing completed” by the GSE…

Starwood didn’t disclose the volume of non-QMs it has acquired at this point.

A fast grower, Guild Mortgage is open to buying other shops...

PHH is in the throes of transforming from a business predicated on private-label originating and servicing to being mostly a subservicing vendor.

The OCC noted that Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the FHA all offer loan options aimed at property rehabilitation…

Wells Fargo regained the title of the top non-agency jumbo lender in the second quarter, besting Chase…

No update from loanDepot on the IPO, but CEO Anthony Hsieh took some shots at the rumor mill...

Ellington is showing an increasing interest in the non-QM market…