The surge in new business at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac wasn’t accompanied by a comparable increase in profits for the two.

Treasury yields continue to rise. Will mortgage rates follow? Meanwhile, Fannie and Freddie lament the competition for top talent.

Is the business of servicing residential loans in need of a mortgage technology shake-up? Should Black Knight and Fiserv be worried? Meet Valon.

Industry insiders speculate on how the Biden administration might alter the recently amended preferred stock purchase agreement.

Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee are putting pressure on FHFA to answer whether the GSEs’ NPL sales impact homeowners’ access to foreclosure and forbearance protections under the CARES Act.

Lenders are likely to see tougher regulatory enforcement in the coming years, along with increased support for affordable housing.

Fannie and Freddie will no longer purchase loans that go into forbearance before delivery. They have, however, begun charging a 50-bps adverse market fee for essentially all refis.

The long-awaited recovery in MSR sales may finally be here. It appears Ocwen and Freedom were the winning bidders on a $25 billion Quicken portfolio.

The new standards for qualified mortgages will provide lenders more underwriting options. But how much change that will bring in product market share remains to be seen.

Primary/secondary spreads are thinning. Meaning? Also, former Fannie executive Andrew Bon Salle lands at Home Point right before its IPO.