GSE reform could see the light of day after all - or at least an attempt at it.

Redwood is in the market with a new jumbo deal, this one with loans that have little in the way of seasoning.

IsZo Capital Management increases stake in Impac Mortgage.

HSBC is planning a large nonperforming mortgage auction that could happen early in the second quarter.

Lenders are looking at guaranty fee hikes of 50 basis points this year - maybe.

The market for nonperforming mortgages could turn white hot in 2013.

In a market that grew by 15.9 percent in 2012, Moody’s increased the volume of ABS deals it rated by just 6.9 percent over its activity in 2011.

If Wells Fargo sells MSRs more investment vehicles dedicated to servicing rights may spring up.

Banks and Wall Street firms are sticking their toes back in the water when it comes to making loans backed by mortgage servicing rights.

Federal regulators are almost finished writing a new risk-retention rule including a definition for “qualified residential mortgages,” according to Federal Reserve Governor Daniel Tarullo. The agencies appear to be considering looser standards for QRMs than those initially proposed in 2011, perhaps using the same “qualified mortgage” definition as in the recently finalized ability-to-repay rule. Tarullo said federal regulators had completed most of the risk-retention rulewriting and were waiting for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to finalize QM and ability-to-repay requirements, which the CFPB completed in January. “It really was having...