The GSEs saw an increase in the first-timer share of their purchase-mortgage business, while government loan programs lost ground. (Includes five data charts.)

Regulatory reforms initiated after the 2008 financial crisis seemed to work as intended during the COVID-19 downturn, according to participants at the ABS East conference.

A tale of two mortgage stocks: A hedge fund buys into Flagstar while a PE firm backs away from Impac.

In areas where home price appreciation rises faster than conforming loan limits, Redwood's network of correspondent lenders gives it an edge in the jumbo loan market.

When Caliber Home Loans eventually goes public will CEO Sanjiv Das stay on or will he head to Washington?

As more nonbanks announce their Wall Street plans, state regulators once again wave the flag on risk.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency has raised the baseline conforming loan limit for GSE mortgages by $37,850 for next year.

If not for the surge in originations and refi income, the delinquencies and defaults seen this spring could have caused some mortgage companies to fail, according to Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman.

We’ll never seen another quarter like 3Q20 again, right? Not so fast. Nonbank managers report that business is hardly slowing as 2020 winds down.

Conventional-conforming production accounted for a whopping 72% of first-lien originations during the third quarter. Government lending also boomed, but non-agency was down. (Includes two data charts.)