Total MBS and ABS issuance rose almost 3 percent from the fourth quarter of 2012 to $515.3 billion during the first three months of 2013, according to a new Inside MBS & ABS analysis and ranking.

The White House expects huge profits over the next 10 years from - drum roll please - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

The upcoming White House meeting on mortgage and housing issues may not address loan standards at all. Wells confirms plan to hire MSR 'project manager.'

Wells Fargo has unloaded most of - but not all - of its remaining servicing rights tied to reverse mortgages. However, the bank says it is still "committed" to seniors through home equity loans.

More than 10 bidders showed up for a recent auction of new Fannie Mae servicing rights, a sign that the MSR market is getting hot.

Wells Fargo is in the hunt for a top servicing executive to aid the bank in its pursuit of MSR sales, sources told Inside Mortgage Finance.

Just how hot is the jumbo MBS market? Consider this: Some $3.95 billion in non-agency jumbo MBS was issued in the first quarter, compared with $3.46 billion in issuance in all of last year.

The National Credit Union Administration keeps racking up the "wins" in its drive to recover losses on faulty MBS sales.

Will FHA need a government bailout? Better read the new Obama budget document.

Bank of America is once again offering for sale a large package of mortgage servicing rights and at least a half-dozen or so buyers are lining up to bid.