Sterling Partners of Chicago is one of many private equity firms eying servicing rights as an investment. But so far, it has yet to win any bids.

Severely delinquent Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac borrowers may get a shot at a streamlined refi under a new program unveiled Wednesday.

Residential loan production for 2013 may turn out to be better than originally projected, thanks to a vastly improved purchase-money business.

Urban legend: mortgage lenders are beginning to loosen loan standards. Well, maybe only for "rich" clients.

In spite of the influx of new human resource assets, banking regulators have a mixed effectiveness when it comes to compliance with their own Dodd-Frank obligations.

Even though the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is an independent agency, that doesn't mean it gets a pass on IG audits.

Holding fixed-rate mortgages in portfolio was considered a dangerous practice for depositories, but no more.

A third non-agency, nonprime lender may come into being this year.

FHFA's plan for a single MBS platform that would be managed by a new government entity separate from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac does not mean the agency is contemplating consolidating the two GSEs at this time.

The $93 billion question for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and FHFA: what is a "deferred tax asset" and how can it be used, if at all?