If Michael Bright is not confirmed in the current Congress, President Trump will have to re-nominate him...

Want to shrink Fannie and Freddie? Cut investor loans, then move on to cash-out refis…

Agency production last month was buoyed by an increase in securitization of refinance loans…

Founded by industry vet Willie Newman, Home Point is owned by investment funds managed by Stone Point Capital...

Cracks began to appear in the housing market during the third quarter of 2018, leading to a modest decline in purchase-mortgage originations, but industry experts continue to predict a rebound next year. [Includes four data charts.]

Carrington Mortgage is working on its first non-QM securitization...

The government charges, the “apples to apples” comparisons on refis shown to prospective customers by Village Capital’s LOs were flawed and had “inaccurate” results.

The volume of purchase mortgage originations will increase in 2019 even though interest rates will be higher, according to industry economists. Purchase mortgage originations will be boosted to some extent by a rise in employment and wages along with demographic shifts.

Ocwen, which paid $360 million in cash for PHH, also disclosed: “The purchase price we negotiated contemplated PHH could continue to incur losses.”

Purchase loans accounted for over 80.0 percent of third-quarter production at Wells Fargo, PennyMac Financial, Caliber Home Loans, U.S. Bank and Amerihome…