yyang@imfpubs.com Mortgage Bankers Association is concerned that many lenders won’t be eligible for a new 20 percent tax deduction for pass-through entities. Lenders that retain their production in portfolio look to be eligible for the deduction, but there is uncertainty around businesses that originate and sell loans. In a letter to the Internal Revenue Service, the MBA argued companies that finance real estate loans should be able to claim the deduction. See this Friday’s edition of…

Fannie Mae came under heavy criticism from certain elected officials and affordable housing advocates for extending $1 billion in financing to Invitation Home Loans, an SFR operator that’s publicly traded.

Overall, California has 99,781 licensed and registered mortgage LOs, far more than any other state…

Celebrity Financial has several M&A irons in the fire...

Certain SFR operators have been criticized for gobbling up thousands of properties for corporate ownership, thus removing these units from the inventory of homes available for sale.

Bright has been mentioned in housing and mortgage circles as a possible successor to FHFA Director Mel Watt.

CALCAP is looking to expand into the Texas market…

A year ago, just 12.1 percent of new purchase loans fell into the highest-risk category…

The FHFA wants Fannie and Freddie to institute proper controls and perform monitoring on their multifamily counterparties…

“Zillow could have done this on a much larger scale. Heck, they could’ve bought Ditech,” said industry consultant Paul Hindman.