ICBA: “They [Freddie] can say whatever they want to, but financing MSR crosses the line.”

Meanwhile, Hindman doesn’t see Amazon or Google buying an existing mortgage franchise...

Most of the major MBS investor groups added to their holdings during the second quarter of 2018, according to a new Inside MBS & ABS analysis. [Includes two data charts.]

The Federal Housing Finance Agency and Treasury Department have asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to not entertain a rehearing in the Collins v. FHFA government-sponsored enterprise shareholder case.

The idea to ban nonbanks from the FHLB system (via the captive loophole) increasingly looks like a head-scratcher....

More conventional loans that fit under the GSE loan limits for high-cost markets are ending up in non-agency mortgage-backed securities…

Brooks was vice chairman of OneWest Bank, a depository once owned by current Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

Freddie Mac’s pilot program to extend lines of credit collateralized by mortgage servicing rights kicked into its second phase this month with the mortgage giant finding itself playing defense as the cries of “charter creep” continued to grow louder.

Although some industry members have voiced concerns over appraisal waivers offered by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the Federal Housing Finance Agency Office of Inspector General said the risk is minimal. Only a small portion of loans are actually eligible for the waiver and the FHFA said it’s closely monitoring the program.

The central bank could lose its kingpin status if commercial banks continue buying…