Origination capacity in the mortgage industry remains “elevated,” according to a new report from PiperJaffray.

CBO projects that under current law, the share of new single-family mortgages guaranteed or held by Fannie and Freddie will slowly recede…

But Wells Fargo dominated in the correspondent channel with a 20.9 percent market share...

The tax code includes several provisions that address whether the exchange of property is subject to taxation.

The top contributors to the MBS: Chase, AmeriHome and loanDepot…

Cowen believes Rep. Maxine Waters will use the post to go after President Trump and his White House team...

Another piece of the regulatory jigsaw puzzle fell into place this week for the complex effort to create a uniform MBS for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to issue in the to-be-announced market.

Both government-sponsored enterprises are comfortably within the maximum $250.0 billion mortgage portfolios they are permitted to have under the terms of their conservatorship.

yyang@imfpubs.com Mortgage Bankers Association is concerned that many lenders won’t be eligible for a new 20 percent tax deduction for pass-through entities. Lenders that retain their production in portfolio look to be eligible for the deduction, but there is uncertainty around businesses that originate and sell loans. In a letter to the Internal Revenue Service, the MBA argued companies that finance real estate loans should be able to claim the deduction. See this Friday’s edition of…

Fannie Mae came under heavy criticism from certain elected officials and affordable housing advocates for extending $1 billion in financing to Invitation Home Loans, an SFR operator that’s publicly traded.