Former Fannie executive Tim Rood, now chairman and founder of the Collingwood Group, said "the current posture by the administration is pretty indefensible.”

Besides Fidelity, other institutional investors have slashed their holdings in the company, fearing that its best days are behind it.

Many left-leaning politicians have complained that Wall Street executives got off the hook for the financial crisis...

Home-equity lending jumped to its strongest level in seven years during the second quarter of 2015, but most depository institutions continued to see declining balances in their home-equity portfolios, according to a new Inside Mortgage Finance ranking and analysis. An estimated $24.0 billion of home-equity lines-of-credit and second mortgages were originated during the second quarter, up 23.1 percent from the first three months of the year. It was the highest production level since the second quarter of 2008. Although the Federal Reserve won’t release an official figure for home-equity loans outstanding at the end of June until next week, call-report data suggest...[Includes three data tables]

Concerns about litigation and various pricing issues have combined to suppress originations of non-qualified mortgages to borrowers who aren’t affluent, according to industry analysts. Since the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s ability-to-repay rule and QM standards took effect in early 2014, a certain portion of the non-QM market has held up fairly well: interest-only mortgages. However, the loans tend to be available solely for affluent borrowers, while non-QM originations for less-than-prime borrowers remain limited. Most non-QM lenders are targeting...

The CFPB’s QM standards currently don’t differ for loans held in portfolio or sold to other outlets.

Warehouse executives seem optimistic about the immediate outlook for the sector, though some expressed concern how a wave of M&A activity has reduced the number of potential clients.

All issuers must comply with the revised requirements, which take effect immediately, in order to remain an eligible participant in the Ginnie Mae program.

It is unclear how many developments have expired approvals but the number could be significant, Shrum said.

Coester filed suit against the Virginia Real Estate Appraiser Board, charging that the regulator is engaged in “a conspiracy to restrain and monopolize trade” and is operating in violation of antitrust laws.