In early 2018 both GSEs were under orders from the Federal Housing Finance Agency to set g-fees that meet a “minimum return on equity…”

Finance of America’s new president is industry veteran Bill Dallas.

During 1Q18, issuance of MBS backed by seasoned loans fell 50.8 percent…

MB Financial plans to keep originating home loans in the greater Chicago area and will keep its mortgage servicing platform intact.

Despite the drop, JPM marked up the asset value of its mortgage servicing portfolio...

Wells said the CFPB and OCC have asked the megabank for a $1 billion settlement in the matter.

Now comes the big question: How many more MB Financials are out there?

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae posted a two-year low in new single-family business during the first quarter of 2018, according to a new Inside Mortgage Trends analysis of loan-level mortgage-backed securities disclosures. The three agencies guaranteed a total of $268.78 billion of purchase mortgages and refinance loans during the first three months of the year. That was down 19.2 percent from the previous three-month period and ... [Includes one data chart]

Bitcoin, the internet’s virtual currency, is slowly becoming an acceptable alternative method of payment for items, including real estate. Whether it will supplant the more traditional process of purchasing a home remains to be seen. Thomas Bayles, chief executive officer of Urban Asset Group, a house-flip firm in Los Angeles, last year facilitated a record-setting purchase of a mid-century house in Eagle Rock, CA, using bitcoins. The remodeled, five-bedroom residential property in ...

A ranking of primary mortgage insurance for purchase mortgages by state in the first quarter of 2018. Includes private mortgage insurance, FHA, VA and USDA Rural Housing.