Will FHA hike its premiums? Maybe, maybe not...

Angel Oak Lending, Citadel Servicing and Navy Federal Credit Union all had IO gains of more than 60 percent during the quarter.

The FHA has proposed a similar user fee but has been denied repeatedly by Congress…

Recently, Inside Nonconforming Markets published its second quarter ranking of expanded-credit lenders, but Deephaven did not appear.

Meanwhile, Hindman doesn’t see Amazon or Google buying an existing mortgage franchise...

Mortgages from 74 lenders will be included in the deal…

The megabank is not commenting on how the cuts might affect specific business units...

The Zeldin bill passed by a vote of 48-0.

Originations of interest-only mortgages increased in the second quarter, but not enough to move production ahead of the pace set halfway through 2017, according to a new ranking and analysis by Inside Nonconforming Markets. A group of 15 lenders originated $5.08 billion of IOs in the second quarter, a 25.2 percent increase from the previous period. Through the first six months of the year, the lenders had $9.13 billion of IO originations ... [Includes one data chart]

Issuance of expanded-credit mortgage-backed securities is moving at a steady pace, but deal sizes are declining and loan seasoning is increasing, suggesting a slowdown in originations. Redwood Trust is set to issue a $362.7 million deal, according to presale reports by Kroll Bond Rating Agency and Moody’s Investors Service. It’s the fourth expanded-credit MBS of the year from Redwood, including a $520.5 million issuance in May and a $417.0 million deal in July. The average seasoning ...