Some $157.6 million of interest-only loans were included in prime non-agency MBS issued in the fourth quarter, the highest IO volume since the third quarter of 2015.

Through the first nine months of 2016 – which represents the latest available data – Invitation Homes posted a net loss of $51.6 million, compared to a $121.7 million loss in the same period a year earlier.

In a poll conducted by Inside Mortgage Finance, just 14 percent of respondents said they were against a cut in FHA premiums.

So far, the industry average on MSR markups for 4Q has been roughly 29 percent, according to a recent tally from Compass Point...

On the servicing front, BOK Financial revealed that 4Q16 income was reduced because it left servicing-related hedges on the books for too long...

The MBA chief stressed that the market is set to shift from mortgage loan officers who can thrive as “gatherers” to a market that requires “hunters.”

At least some factions of the industry are happy about the FHA not cutting premiums, including Ed Pinto of AEI…

Some of the allegations surfaced in a Nov. 2016 letter sent to Congress by a former Wells LO named Frank Chavez...

Meanwhile, the supply of Ginnie single-family MBS outstanding continued to set new records…

In 2016, Fannie and Freddie guaranteed $973.72 billion of single-family loans, an 18.1 percent improvement from the year prior.