Roughly 75 percent of bank loan officers cited put-back risk by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as an important factor limiting their current ability or willingness to approve home-purchase loans.

Besides entering the servicing arena, Two Harbors Investment Corp. is building an originator network to issue non-agency jumbo mortgage-backed securities on its own.

Nationstar Mortgage is getting serious about the origination business. On Tuesday it revealed plans to purchase a high-volume call center operation.

The market for securities backed by servicer advances is red hot, but S&P says investors face risks.

The mortgage industry wants lower Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHA loan limits. But will it happen?

Law enforcement officials say some of the nation's megabanks are violating terms of the historic national servicing settlement.

Business must be good for Nationstar Mortgage. The fast growing servicer is trying to pull off a huge debt swap.

A new investment banking firm wants to help nonbanks raise capital.

Redwood hits an earnings home run in the first quarter. Widening spreads a concern? Hardly.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securitized a total of $27 billion of mortgages with LTV ratios north of 105 percent, most of which did not have insurance.