Speaking at the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington Thursday afternoon, FHFA Acting Director Edward DeMarco gave no hint how much of a reduction might be in store. He also took no questions from the audience.

Based on their view that the requirements of the ATR rule and ECOA are compatible, regulators said they “do not anticipate that a creditor’s decision to offer only Qualified Mortgages would, absent other factors, elevate a supervised institution’s fair lending risk.”

The Federal Housing Finance Agency is requiring Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to promptly notify the agency whenever they detect fraud “or other financial misconduct” with any business entity they have done business with during the past three years.

Flagstar has finally admitted that it's close to selling a ton of MSRs. But if you want details, don't hold your breath.

When in doubt, use the whole loan market. Shellpoint Partners is giving up, for now, trying to issue a jumbo MBS.

Addressing the annual convention of the American Bankers Association, the CFPB chief stressed that his agency is proceeding full speed ahead with the January implementation of its mortgage rules.

A few years ago, industry veteran Bill Dallas wasn't so crazy about loan brokers. But he has apparently changed his mind.

At least two young mortgage insurance firms hope to go public by yearend. But how might the market receive these deals with so much uncertainty surrounding the GSEs?

Through September $2.1 billion in originations by First Republic were included in jumbo MBS this year. The loans accounted for 17 percent of all non-agency jumbos securitized, according to exclusive figures compiled by Inside Nonconforming Markets.

Thanks to the government shutdown, the FHA backlog includes processing endorsements for home-equity conversion mortgages.