At June 30, JPM held $175.8 billion of residential whole loans in portfolio, a gain of $7.06 billion over the reading at March 31.

Moody’s said third-party due diligence was completed on 30.0 percent of the mortgages…

Stonegate, like many publicly traded nonbank mortgage firms, has seen its share price suffer the past year because of declining interest rates that have forced large MSR writedowns...

The GOP convention starts in a few days and the party of Lincoln and Roosevelt (Teddy) has its daggers pointed toward Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Bully!

One mortgage insurance lobbyist added: “Fannie and Freddie really don’t want to cut fees. It would hurt their earnings. It’s hard to imagine them doing anything right now that would reduce revenues.”

The pending deal from Chase will include 4,122 mortgages, according to a due diligence review by Opus Capital Markets Consultants…

In 2015, Alterra Home Loans had a growth rate of 100 percent. The firm also has a small servicing portfolio but uses a subservicer to do the processing.

The authors advocate for competition in the secondary market…

Another week, and another gain in new mortgage applications...

With the presidential election underway, many Americans are beginning to analyze and critique the candidate’s various policies – including their views on housing and finance.