Mortgage lending firms that want to do business directly with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as approved seller/servicers are encouraged to apply with one or both of the government-sponsored enterprises but only if they are prepared to go the distance to demonstrate they are a good, risk-free fit for the agencies, GSE executives and experts noted during an Inside Mortgage Finance webinar last week. Would-be applicants should not confuse the agencies’ “somewhat conservative” posture under conservatorship for disinterest in taking on new seller/servicers, explained National Union Mortgage President and CEO Bill Cosgrove. “They are open for new business,” he told...

Republicans in Congress worry about the CFPB collecting too much data on consumers but are their concerns overblown?

The non-agency/jumbo market cannot truly revive until Congress passes laws aiding transparency and decreasing risk to potential participants.

Michael Lau, the man who helped Phoenix Capital corral Bank of America as a client, has purchased his own mortgage banking firm.

Stearns Lending, one of the fastest growing servicers in the U.S., has hired a new manager to help it with servicing acquisitions.

Although Flagstar earned money on its mortgage business in the first quarter, its gain-on-sale margin took a major hit.

Residential lenders can rest easy: the GSEs aren't about to hike their net worth minimums. Also: the CFPB shows some love to banks.

ASF suggests that one way to reduce the market share of the GSEs is to hike guaranty fees once again.

PennyMac once again posted strong earnings, but the REIT's correspondent purchases are beginning to slow somewhat.

The jumbo market is heating up, which means the price paid for whole loans is on the rise.