The Inspector General of HUD plans to expand audits of FHA servicers later this year.

The M&A rumor mill continues to spit out names. An offering book is circulating on CashCall and at least one other shop, IMF has learned.

The latest Bexil American Mortgage officer to leave is Jay Fuller, who held the title of national sales manager.

One banker said her institution might opt to do only non-Qualified Mortgage lending, just for simplicity’s sake.

Roughly $148 billion of single-family agency MBS were issued last month, down almost 3 percent from April’s level. May was the slowest month for agency MBS issuance so far in 2013.

At press time, CashCall founder and president Paul Reddam could not be reached for comment.

Testifying before a Senate panel earlier this year, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan warned that sequestration would limit the FHA’s ability to provide information and services in a wide range of areas.

Freddie Mac's low activity fee could add more than $2 million to its bottom line.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued two new compliance guides but is warning that they are not substitutes for the underlying rules.

Community banks are getting slapped with a "low activity" fee from Freddie Mac and the ICBA is not happy.