One housing lobbyist dismissed the bill as misguided, adding: “This is like someone laying on their death bed after drinking and sinning and finally realizing they need to get baptized.”

Never one to mask his complete disdain for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Rep. Jeb Hensarling let it rip...

The letter – signed by trade groups both large and small – comes a day before the 10th anniversary of the federal takeover of Fannie and Freddie...

RoundPoints new debt facility expires in 2021...

The Department of Treasury has signaled that the CFPB should work with other federal agencies and state regulators to create consistent mortgage servicing regulations across the industry. In a recent report on nonbank issues, Treasury expressed its concern regarding inconsistency in mortgage servicing regulations that could create compliance headaches for residential loan processors while increasing costs. “In light of that, the CFPB is taking the lead ...

For many depositories, there’s a significant mismatch between their reported mortgage banking income and what’s on their call reports…

At the end of July, mortgage bankers serviced 7.9 million FHA loans. Wells Fargo ranked first with a market share of 19.2 percent.

Meanwhile, a dozen or so mortgage, housing and consumer groups are putting the final touches on a new letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin...

In an interview this month, MVFS Executive Vice President Mark Garland described the MSR auction market as “very, very strong…”

Despite calls by the industry to improve and clarify the process, the FHA has yet to make a move to meet industry demands for a more detailed defect taxonomy…