First-time homebuyers accounted for 33 percent of all GSE-securitized purchase mortgages in the first half, according to Inside Mortgage Finance.

Jumbo originations increased at First Republic Bank, but its mortgage gain-on-sale margin took a hit.

The non-cash share of home-purchase financing increased to 71 percent in June from 67 percent in February, based on the three-month moving average.

Sens. Bob Corker, R-TN, and Mark Warner, D-VA, say their mortgage reform measure strikes the right chord between Democrat and Republican concerns.

Is the great refi wave just about over?

Nationstar Mortgage is issuing $250 million of debt, hinting that it may buy more MSRs from Bank of America.

Banks have a strong track record on obtaining Ginnie Mae approvals, nonbanks not so much.

Wells Fargo, the nation's large home funder, accounted for almost 31 percent of total Ginnie Mae issuance during the first half of 2013.

Bank of America's mortgage business continued to recover in the second quarter, but its rep and warranties exposure remained high at $16.64 billion.

In 2012 single-family g-fees allowed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to collect $12.5 billion from its seller/servicers.