The Mortgage Bankers Association is seeking clarification of FHA liability standards to entice banks to resume their FHA lending.

Perhaps, parts of the CHOICE Act might be siphoned off and made more politically palatable, such as regulatory relief for small community financial institutions.

Walter’s reverse business posted a pre-tax loss of $5.3 million in the first quarter but took in total revenue of $22.5 million.

All Credit Considered Mortgage is offering investment-property mortgages that do not require verification of the borrower’s income or employment.

Much of the growth in MBS investments came from two large thrifts: Charles Schwab Bank and E*Trade Bank…

Credit Suisse was a major issuer of post-crisis jumbo MBS, but hasn’t come to market with a jumbo deal since the fourth quarter of 2015.

To assess the effectiveness of the rule in meeting the agency’s goals, the CFPB will examine the impact of major provisions of the measure on a set of consumer outcomes, including mortgage costs…

In years past, RPM has been a selective buyer of mostly smaller shops.

Participants in the non-agency mortgage-backed security market and banks have proposed different ways of how to address debt-to-income ratio standards for qualified mortgages. The Structured Finance Industry Group wants the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to consider speeding the timeline for ending the so-called QM patch, while the American Bankers Association seeks a permanent fix for the DTI issue. The debate centers on the 43.0 percent DTI ratio standard for QMs ...

If Trump is successful, presumably the money would flow through to the bottom line of Fannie and Freddie and counted toward earnings.