RPM Mortgage would love to expand its presence in East Coast markets. It also recently rolled out a non-QM product.

Hell hath no fury like an agency whose new issuers are not actually issuing (MBS)...

FHFA's Bob Ryan said the GSE regulator has concerns that decreasing loan limits or increasing g-fees would limit access to credit.

It appears that Ethos Lending will enter the non-QM market come October...

Broker originations also had a significantly larger average loan amount, $230,082, than the other channels.

In the last quarter, for instance, Fannie and Freddie posted combined net earnings of $5.1 billion – most of which was swept into a Treasury account.

Why short Altisource? This source reasons that as real estate values continue to improve and foreclosures slow, Altisource will have less to do going forward...

SIFMA did not take a stance on whether g-fees should be adjusted up or down. Instead, the trade group stressed that it is unclear how a change to g-fees would impact non-agency activity.

Although "legacy" MSR sales are in the tank, newer servicing rights continue to hit the market.

Although investors continue to pay premium – or close to it – prices for newly originated mortgage servicing rights, very few residential lenders have tried to securitize the underlying cash flows, leaving some market observers scratching their heads. “There are very few deals out there that I’m aware of,” said one servicing advisor, requesting his name not be used. “If a company needs cash, it’s a good option, but there’s just not much going on.” So far this year, just a handful of MSR-backed bonds have come...