One advisor said he knows of three bulk transactions that are stalled: one sized at $7.0 billion, another at $16.0 billion, and one more at $24.5 billion.

The Congressional Budget Office wants to hike g-fees by 5 basis points in October 2019 and then 15 basis points after 2021.

The latest reading is a sign that liquidity is suffering and the creation of new agency securities is in the doldrums...

With Mel Watt’s term as FHFA director ending in early January, a new director appointed by President Trump is widely expected to take actions to reduce the GSEs’ footprint…

FHA will increase its floor for forward mortgages to $314,827 from $294,515.

She brought a certain depth of knowledge to the table for her boss, Ben Carson, a career brain surgeon with little in the way of housing and mortgage experience.

Mortgage broker trade group introduces NAMB All-In. Genworth launches risk-based pricing engine. VA updates fee-cost schedule. Industry groups pressure Senate to confirm Trump nominee for GNMA.

Mortgage-backed securities analysts are recommending that Ginnie Mae temporarily place VA cash-out refinance loans with high loan-to-value ratios in custom pools until the VA implements new rules to curb churning in cash-out refis.

FHA officials have sounded alarms over the rising concentration of higher-risk loans in new business. An exclusive new Inside FHA/VA Lending analysis shows they have good reason to be concerned. (chart)

The panel Mozilo spoke on was billed: “Join two titans of the industry as they discuss the past, present and future of the mortgage industry.”