loanDepot Inc. this week priced its much anticipated initial public offering, valuing its soon-to-be-listed shares – 34.5 million units in total – at $18 each or roughly $621 million, a lofty valuation for a company that owns just over $20.9 billion in mortgage servicing rights. Few in the industry are questioning loanDepot’s explosive growth since its inception five years ago, but eyebrows have been raised about the anticipated size of the deal. “It’s...

Fannie and Freddie passed through of $661 million of g-fee money in the third quarter, up 4.6 percent from 2Q...

One of the new model reps addresses the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s ability to repay rule and standards for qualified mortgages.

Five Oaks is approved to borrow up to $500 million in FHLBank advances.

The nation’s largest mortgage investing REIT, Annaly Capital Management, reported a $627 million loss in the third quarter compared to a $900 million profit in 2Q.

According to Freddie’s recent 10-Q filing, the GSE has plenty of NPLs left to sell.

Wells Fargo once again ranked first among all GSE sellers with a market share of 15.3 percent in October, almost triple that of the number two ranked Quicken Loans.

KBRA noted that this will be the first post-crisis deal to include a significant contribution of mortgages from UBS Bank.

Maybe a "reverse" merger might work for Stonegate Mortgage...

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae issued $107.19 billion of single-family MBS last month, a 5.6 percent decline from September’s volume.