For lenders, the killer was rising expenses: $8,060 in 3Q17 compared to $7,774 in the second quarter…

Jumbo mortgage production was up 9.6 percent in the third quarter, a slightly faster growth rate than the 8.8 percent increase in first-lien originations during that period, according to a new ranking and analysis by Inside Mortgage Finance.

A handful of warehouse managers told IMFnews that a head-hunter hired by CapLoc contacted them about running the firm's warehouse initiative...

For lenders that produce pools with inexplicably fast prepayment speeds, removal from the program is not out of the question, said Ginnie Mae's Michael Bright...

Roughly $119.1 billion of mortgages that exceed the conforming loan limit of $424,100 were produced during the third quarter of 2017…

According to figures compiled by Inside Mortgage Finance, New Residential ranks fifth among all residential servicers with $343.0 billion of contracts at Sept. 30. New Penn ranks 46th among lenders.

There are reports that Leandra English’s effort to unseat Mulvaney has been financed by an anonymous group of donors...

The Angel Oak family of companies could originate more than $1.0 billion of non-QMs this year…

“Basically, David [Kittle] came to the conclusion that it just wasn’t worth the wait,” said one industry lobbyist...

Some $25.94 billion of the industry-wide increase was booked by the three largest bank MBS investors…