When it comes to mortgage servicing rights, Pingora has been a busy bee. It bought Gilpen Mortgage and has been an active bidder on several packages.

It's been five long years since Uncle Sam seized Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Is time to give them back to shareholders?

With the deal, $5.3 billion in mortgage servicer advance ABS will have been issued this year, according to the rating service.

The program is intended to provide smaller mortgage lenders that lack direct access to the secondary mortgage market with another option for their home buying customers.

Mortgage loan officers have been spared from lay-offs. But how long will it last? Brokers get dismissed again?

Publicly traded REITs like Redwood Trust would fill the void if Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac lower loan limits next year. But they will be competing against portfolio lenders.

It appears the House of Representatives is giving up on GSE reform this year. However, the Senate could move forward, even though passage is considered a long shot, at best.

Nonbanks are making progress in picking up market share, but it's uncertain how much more turf commercial banks might cede.

Nonbanks are stepping up to the plate on agency MBS. Meanwhile, a handful of large "term" loans are being put together, allowing investors to finance MSRs.

The firm’s deal will be financed with bonds that are expected to have a five-year maturity, a floating-rate coupon and a rating from a major rating service.