With regard to ending PSPA purchase restrictions imposed on the GSEs, the FHFA director said it would depend on capital.

Blend, a behind-the-scenes player in mortgage finance, hopes to go public. Will the market greet it with open arms or indifference?

Last week, word began to leak out that Caliber Home Loans was talking to New Residential Investment Corp. about a deal. Turns out, the sale chatter was true.

Though the CFPB wants to allow lenders to continue to use the patch for another 18 months, the PSPA requires Fannie and Freddie to cease buying patch loans as of July 1.

The mortgage hiring game in a nutshell: Loan officers are in demand, processors and underwriters, not so much.

SoftBank places a $500 million bet on the digitization of residential finance by taking a stake in Better.com. Also, mortgage earnings season has begun.

Despite soaring profits, Fannie and Freddie continue to levy a 50-basis-point fee on nearly all refis to pay for the cost of COVID-19.

There’s more than one way to turn your mortgage company into cash. One is an IPO. The other is an outright sale. Will Caliber go the latter?

A number of groups representing lenders and consumer advocates said the CFPB should abandon an effort to extend the QM patch beyond July 1. The regulator also faces hurdles involving the GSEs and federal rulemaking requirements.

Fannie’s Desktop Underwriter data give a glimpse into the mechanics of the so-called urban exodus.