Five Oaks Investment, a publicly traded REIT, plans to acquire mortgages from jumbo lenders on a flow and bulk basis.

The letter to members of Congress is notable for which trade groups didn't sign on, including the American Bankers Association and Mortgage Bankers Association.

Large parts of the Bay Area and Southern California qualify for the top high-cost limit, while other California markets such as San Diego ($546,250) and Sacramento ($474,950) have intermediate high-cost limits.

CFPB director Richard Cordray could be softening somewhat in response to the mortgage industry’s plea for regulatory enforcement relief when the new rules take effect in January.

Banking regulators are showing new concerns about appraisal management companies, especially those owned by depositories.

It's been five long years since Uncle Sam seized Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Is time to give them back to shareholders?

The city council’s favorable vote represents a rare notch in the win column for MRP, which has suffered numerous defeats in local jurisdictions across the nation, likely at a substantial loss to the firm’s financial backers.

Will private mortgage insurance firms continue to steal market share from the FHA? It certainly looks that way.

Maxine Waters is working on a GSE reform bill that likely will garner strong industry support, unlike Rep. Hensarling's PATH Act.

Mortgage loan officers have been spared from lay-offs. But how long will it last? Brokers get dismissed again?