Trade groups amplify concerns as the end of suspension of the PSPA limits approaches.

In its final days, it appears that non-QM originator Sprout Mortgage had an IRS matter it was trying to work out. Current status: Unknown.

Freddie’s income declined by 35% in second quarter; home price appreciation chugged along; loan applications at low levels; delinquencies increase.

Commercial banks, so far, have turned in underwhelming mortgage results for the second quarter, but that was to be expected. The real show starts in a few weeks when publicly traded nonbanks release earnings.

The mortgage IPO market is in tatters these days, given higher interest rates and rapidly shrinking profits and originations. So why does fintech Better.com think it can pull off a deal?

All quiet on the mortgage M&A front? Select deals are getting done. One recent buyer: Bill Lowman’s American Pacific Mortgage.

A year ago, most mortgage workers could name their price and be compensated at levels never experienced before. And today? It’s a whole different world, with lenders lopping off hundreds, if not thousands of jobs.

The American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators’ best practices highlight issues state regulators should consider when approving a permanent work-from-home option for LOs employed by nonbanks.

FHA has extended appraisal validity periods, in some cases up to a year, to align more closely with standards at the GSEs and VA.

The new guidance applies to salaried and hourly wage earners as well as self-employed individuals.