Real estate agents have a positive outlook for the spring homebuying season, especially first-time homebuyers, according to the Campbell/Inside Mortgage Finance HousingPulse Tracking Survey. Tom Popik, research director of Campbell Surveys, said homebuyer traffic was higher than expected during the winter and demand from first-time buyers is expected to be strong in the coming months. “Rising interest rates may stimulate the market as homebuyers ...

In total, 16 groups signed the letter, including the American Bankers Association, the Community Mortgage Lenders of America, and the National Association of Realtors...

Another possible outcome on g-fees is no change at all. To date, FHFA Director Mel Watt hasn’t tipped his hand.

Meanwhile, HLSS on Wednesday disclosed that it too needs more time to file its annual 10-K...

Talk about optimism: Roughly 71 percent of firms surveyed said they expect purchase-mortgage demand to rise.

Subprime lender Deephaven Mortgage has a new executive...

For all of last year, Fannie and Freddie securitization of newly-originated loans accounted for just 65.7 percent of MBS issuance, primarily because declining refi volume...

A ban on captive insurers joining the FHLB system appears to be over.

The report from WalletHub compares the cost of FHA and private MI from 2008 through 2014 – before the recent 50 basis points cut in FHA premiums...