The GOP legal analysis asserts that Cordray failed to satisfy subpoenas the committee issued for agency records…

According to industry officials who claim to have knowledge of the matter, Kittle is still the top pick, but...

“There is a proven blueprint to succeed, and we hope to successfully resolve this matter before reaching the Supreme Court of the United States,” the company told investors.

Among residential lenders in a hiring/growth mode is Movement Mortgage...

CHMI was launched a few years ago by the privately owned Freedom Mortgage, the nation’s seventh largest originator…

Two high-profile real estate investment trusts – Annaly Capital Management and New Residential Investment Corp. – appear to be refining their investment strategies these days, heading in different directions in terms of what asset classes they prefer. New Residential is continuing to make huge bets on mortgage servicing rights. According to its just-released earnings statement, the investor is showing no reluctance whatsoever when it comes to size. A new tally from Inside Mortgage Finance shows that New Residential ended the second quarter with $353.0 billion of “full servicing” rights in its possession, up 40.1 percent from March 31. A year ago, the REIT wasn’t...

This week, the government-sponsored enterprises reported combined earnings of $4.86 billion in the second quarter, which was down 2.4 percent from the first three months of the year. The two GSEs’ fortunes went in opposite directions: Fannie’s net income rose 15.4 percent from the first quarter while Freddie’s was down 24.7 percent. Fannie CEO Tim Mayopoulos said...

“We look forward to the attorney general’s views on the constitutional issues raised in our motion to dismiss,” an Ocwen spokesman told IMFnews.

It was thought that Watt, while speaking at the annual convention of the NAREB, might, might say something about the GSE dividend payments...

Ginnie Mae this week announced the full automation of Platinum securities processing and issuance – a key step in modernizing the agency’s outdated technology and infrastructure. Automation went into effect in mid-July and nearly $1 billion of the Platinum pools have been processed through the MyGinnieMae portal, the agency said in a statement. MyGinnieMae is a self-servicing portal that connects users and enables collaboration and the sharing of organizational knowledge, the agency explained. The year-to-date volume for Platinum mortgage-backed securities is $6.1 billion. Ginnie’s Multiclass Securities Program allows participating issuers to pool some of their MBS into a single Platinum trust, which issues securities based on the pool. A Platinum security is designed to improve liquidity of Ginnie MBS through trades or use in structured finance and repurchase transactions. Previously, Platinum products were ...