Only 20% of mortgage lenders that originate condo loans expect their volume to increase, according to a new survey from Fannie Mae.

Moody’s economists expect the percentage of mortgages 60 days or more delinquent to once again spike in the third and fourth quarters.

It’s been a quiet year for mortgage-related M&A. (Credit the pandemic and the resulting refi boom.) Meanwhile, some ponder what a normal origination year might look like.

The payment deferral option will go a long way in providing a much more seamless way for borrowers to get back on track in paying their mortgages, according to the CEOs of Fannie and Freddie.

The year 2020 is on the edge of greatness as third-quarter mortgage originations climbed to $1.14 trillion, just shy of the all-time record set 17 years ago. (Includes two data charts.)

A new rule proposed by the FHFA this week would ensure Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac “stay focused on their core mission and do not stray into business the market already serves well” after they exit conservatorship.

The qualified-mortgage patch will stay in place until the “mandatory compliance date” for the new general QM definition, which the bureau is still working to finalize.

Loan underwriters are in such demand that some mortgage lenders are seeing their staffs get poached. What’s a CEO to do?

A funny thing happened to loanDepot on its way to a supposed initial public offering: A debt offering. Yield? We don’t know.

Booming refi business is generating strong profits for nonbank lender/servicers, easing concerns about liquidity. Still, some nonbank servicers are calling on the Federal Home Loan Banks for financing lines.