The Washington rumor mill is spitting out names for the FHA and Ginnie Mae jobs. Will any turn into actual nominations?

No one really thought the GOS readings of the past year would last, right? Meanwhile, Guild Mortgage rises above the pack.

The pandemic makes sense, but it may not be the real reason why the CFPB has delayed the mandatory compliance date for the QM standards drafted during the final days of the Trump administration.

Borrowers will be able to save $100 to $250 per month. But eligibility rules to qualify for a refi may limit participation.

Some investors in mortgage equities are putting their money to work elsewhere, but that hasn’t stopped fintech lender Better.com from entering into a SPAC/IPO maneuver. Launch time: the fall of 2021.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggested expanding the Community Reinvestment Act to include nondepository financial institutions but said Congress will have to make that decision.

With home prices continuing to increase, jumbo lending — a must menu item for California shops — is now gaining popularity in other states.

It’s not every day the warehouse lending arena snags a new entrant, but Signature Bank is sitting on a ton of cash in search of a home.

Originations remained strong in 1Q21 but GOS suffered. The good news: MSR owners had a golden opportunity to mark up the asset.

Critics argue that the goals, as currently structured, don’t offer much assistance to low- and moderate-income borrowers or mortgagors of color.