Refinance activity was heavy in the first half of 2015, and jumbo borrowers typically have more to gain by pulling the refi trigger.

In dollars and cents, additional spending at Fannie totaled $726 million over the four-year period, while at Freddie the reading was a more benign $376 million.

Zais said a strategic review of the REIT will continue, including exploration of a possible sale or even a liquidation of the company’s assets.

D’Urso is the second top executive to leave Clayton over the past six months. Another key departure came this past fall when Tom Donatacci left...

Sources close to D’Urso said his termination by Radian was a “total surprise” to him as well.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency cautioned that the pilots are in their early stages...

The Treasury Department helped facilitate discussions among the working group...

After rates plunged earlier in the year, servicing auctions slowed somewhat, but are once again hitting the market.

February’s new issuance was also the lowest monthly total for the GSEs since May 2014...

Fitch didn’t adjust its loss expectations due to TRID compliance issues, noting that the risk for investors was “immaterial...”