The supply of home mortgage debt outstanding grew for the second consecutive quarter during the final three months of 2014, eking out a slim 0.1 percent gain from the end of September. The Federal Reserve late last week reported that $9.862 trillion of 1-4 family mortgage debt was outstanding at the end of last year. It may not sound like much, but it marked the first time since ... [Includes one data chart]

Another possible outcome on g-fees is no change at all. To date, FHFA Director Mel Watt hasn’t tipped his hand.

Talk about optimism: Roughly 71 percent of firms surveyed said they expect purchase-mortgage demand to rise.

Ocwen Financial is turning into an MSR selling machine!

Subprime lender Deephaven Mortgage has a new executive...

For all of last year, Fannie and Freddie securitization of newly-originated loans accounted for just 65.7 percent of MBS issuance, primarily because declining refi volume...

Walter Investment also was looking at the Ocwen receivables, sources said.

A ban on captive insurers joining the FHLB system appears to be over.

“We don’t recommend that you hire a mortgage broker” for rate shopping purposes, says Consumer Reports magazine...

Despite the sequential jump in buybacks, the fourth quarter total was the second-lowest repurchase amount disclosed by the two...