The nation’s 12th largest servicer of home mortgages is in danger of getting booted off the NYSE.

Is First Direct a harbinger of things to come?

And there is significant price tiering in the market…

The FHFA argues: "In contrast, other federal safety and soundness regulators have statutory authority to examine companies that provide services to depository institutions..."

The top four lenders receiving the highest rate of “likes” and lowest rate of “dislikes” from real estate agents were all nonbanks: Fairway Independent, Movement Mortgage, Guild Mortgage and Guaranteed Rate.

Freddie said the strong labor market and years of pent-up interest are increasing demand for purchase mortgages.

Tian Liu, chief economist at Genworth Mortgage Insurance, said homebuilders are starting to increase the supply of homes at somewhat lower price points, which could help increase purchases by first-time buyers.

A senior FHFA official said disputes over private mortgage-insurance pricing likely fall under the jurisdiction of state insurance regulators.

Homebuyers in Tampa, Kansas City (MO), Portland and New York saw the biggest mortgage rate savings by shopping around for home loans compared to buyers in other US cities, according to a new study by LendingTree. The rate spreads in the four cities are the largest for purchase-mortgage loans overall, while New Orleans, Salt Lake City and Indianapolis have the largest differences in refinance mortgage rates, the study found. Also, due to the large loan sizes, California borrowers ...

Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-TX, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, said Montgomery should “right size” the FHA.