Over half (51.1 percent) of VA loans securitized through Ginnie MBS in the first quarter of 2016 were retail originations, but only 39.1 percent of FHA loans came through that channel.

As for TRID, Citadel obtained legal opinions on how to properly fix errors on loan applications and over time grew comfortable with the process.

The market did not react kindly to Five Oaks' earnings news. At one point in trading, its share price was down 13 percent on the day.

The rule is expected to reflect measures in the interim guidance, including modification of the requirements for condo project recertification...

Even with the assessment of Clayton, the functions that a deal agent complete remain nebulous.

Last year, the two Angel Oak companies originated roughly $350 million in non-QM loans. This year they are hoping for production that could top $850 million.

Freddie Mac reduced its portfolio to $339.9 billion at the end of the quarter, a 2.0 percent drop. Like Fannie, the biggest decline in percentage terms was in non-agency MBS…

New applications are booming at PRMG...

Impac Mortgage, one of the better known non-QM lenders, funded $75.0 million in such loans during the first quarter of 2016, up from $50.8 million in the previous quarter.

“To hedge, or not to hedge” sounds like something William Shakespeare might have written if he were around today making mortgages...