Quicken stated: “The reality is that this decision will have no effect on how we conduct our business.”

According to KBR, falling rates trimmed MSR values by roughly 6 percent.

Approximately 30 percent of survey respondents aged 18 to 29 said they would put off buying a house because of the burden of student loan debt, according to study done last year by Black Knight Financial services.

The new bill signed by President Obama should make condo lending a little easier...

Conduit deals issued in the second half of this year will benefit the most from spread tightening…

Impac said that while it sells production, it is now retaining more than 80.0 percent of its mortgage servicing rights.

Rob Branthover, a managing director at Mortgage Industry Advisory Corp., noted that purchase-mortgage originators are doing well…

Fannie Mae recently updated its loan production estimates. The GSE projects $1.78 trillion in originations this year and $1.55 trillion next year.

The securitization rate for adjustable-rate mortgages has declined significantly in the past year, according to an analysis by Inside Nonconforming Markets. Some 11.4 percent of ARMs originated in the first quarter of 2016 were included in mortgage-backed securities, down from 20.1 percent in the first quarter of 2015. When ARMs make it into MBS, it’s generally in securities from Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae. The vast majority of non-agency ... [Includes two data charts]

EverBank Financial announced this week that it’s in “advanced discussions” with a “well-respected financial services company” that plans to acquire the depository. Everbank ranked 15th among jumbo lenders as of the first quarter of 2016 with $725.0 million in such originations during the quarter, according to Inside Nonconforming Markets. The company formerly known as NovaStar filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week, citing ... [Includes four briefs]