The NAIHP is concerned that "responsible consumers" may have been "intentionally" knocked out of the QM box.”

Portfolio recapture, wholesale, and builder channels accounted for almost 79 percent of its fundings in 2Q.

The White House believes that the current housing finance system, where the government guarantees more than 80 percent of all mortgages through Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and FHA, is unsustainable.

Is refi specialist CashCall still on the auction block?

Most of the apartment loans being securitized go through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac programs.

The guidelines follow the Senate’s passage last week of the Reverse Mortgage Stabilization Act of 2013.

Mortgage brokerage firms added new workers in June but at a very slow pace, a sign that the origination market is slowing.

Ocwen is looking at $400 billion of MSR deals, at least. Meanwhile, a lager wholesale may exit, and no, it's not EverBank.

After roiling markets with unclear signals about when it will begin to taper asset purchases, the Federal Reserve returned to boilerplate guidance.

When Wells Fargo recently pulled the plug on its remaining loan-production joint ventures, it downplayed the significance of the move, explaining that in the scheme of things these unique partnerships – mostly with real estate companies – account for just 3 percent of its total production. But for some of the eight JVs that were shoved aside, it could be a big deal because it means they may now have to find either a new partner or raise additional capital. Still, not all of the JVs are fretting...