Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securitized $43.28 billion of single-family loans covered by private mortgage insurance during the first quarter of 2015, according to a new Inside Mortgage Finance analysis and ranking. First-quarter PMI business was down 7.7 percent from the fourth quarter of 2014, although overall mortgage-backed securities issuance by the two government-sponsored enterprises was up 5.9 percent over the same period. All of the increase ... [Includes two data charts]

Certain factions of the industry want the CFPB to develop a plan to provide implementation support during a restrained enforcement period following the Aug. 1 effective date.

Some lenders are swamped with refis...

The steadily declining average loan-to-value ratio on PMI-covered refinances reflects dwindling production in the HARP program.

The general fear is that higher-than-needed capital standards will cause mortgage insurers to hold unnecessary amounts of assets that will force the industry to raise premiums.

The remaining undrawn taxpayer commitment to the GSEs is $258.1 billion dollars, Stegman noted.

The Wall Street firm hunting for mortgage acquisitions is not a depository like JPMorgan Chase...

Hours before the House vote, word came from the White House that President Obama would veto the measure.

Credit enhancement levels set by the rating services play a major role in an issuer’s decision to come to market.

BofA continues to carve down the size of its mortgage servicing portfolio.