Wholesale-broker activity saw roughly the same rate of decline as the retail channel did...

The more exaggerated the rate moves, the greater the gain or loss.

The odds of GSE “recap and release” becoming a reality just went down…

We’re just 11 days into the new year and already things are getting interesting in the mortgage industry...

Fannie and Freddie securitized $66.89 billion of single-family loans with private MI coverage during the fourth quarter…

The flow of conventional mortgages with private mortgage insurance coverage into Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage-backed securities fell sharply in the fourth quarter – tracking a broader slump in purchase-mortgage business. [Includes three data charts.]

With Michael Bright's departure, GSE "recap and release" just got hurt...

Joseph Otting, the comptroller of the currency, added the title of the Federal Housing Finance Agency acting director to his brief this week, effectively bringing the Mel Watt era at the agency to an end.

Four years ago, Leslie Peeler, the Fannie Mae senior vice president in charge of the GSE’s servicing decisions, left the mortgage giant for Seterus.

Overwhelmingly, industry analysts expect Mark Calabria to shake things up at the Federal Housing Finance Agency – that is, once he’s approved by the full Senate.