The findings were based on results supplied by 359 residential originators.

The average closing time for a VA mortgage was 41 days, a reading taken in as of March of this year. A year ago it was 39 days.

Chuck Klein, managing director for Mortgage Banking Solutions, agrees that most of the coming M&A activity will center on small- and medium-sized shops.

The reassurance on TRID was given Wednesday morning to Richard Hunt, president and CEO of the Consumer Bankers Association...

If Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were privatized, they would likely have to increase their capital from current levels and face increased borrowing costs.

The FHA loans were originated through the bank’s mortgage subsidiary, First Horizon Home Loans, which was sold to MetLife Bank in August 2008.

In partnership with former Lehman Brothers Managing Director Brian Libman, Blackstone is trying to carry out a “roll-up” strategy...

California, Virginia, Texas, Florida and Washington, in sequential order, retained their VA securitization ranking from 2014.

Two Harbors is outpacing a fellow REIT, Redwood Trust, in terms of jumbo MBS deals with the latter putting more of an emphasis on whole loan sales.

Portfolio holdings of mortgages also have increased at a faster rate for smaller banks than larger ones.