Wells Fargo, Quicken, and United Wholesale Mortgage are the top three firms originating these low-downpayment loans…

“If the state requires it, then the GSEs would require it, and could use their remedies in connection with any failure to do so,” said one attorney…

What could go wrong? For starts, FHA might not be able to pay claims…

JPMorgan Chase continued to boost its first-lien holdings even as it issued a number of relatively large jumbo MBS deals…

The ranking was determined by dividing a company’s profit over the last financial year by the number of employees…

Through three quarters this year, retail originations fell 20.2 percent while brokers saw a 10.3 percent production drop and correspondent lending declined by only 1.8 percent.

Some lenders said they’re loosening underwriting standards in in an effort to compete for volume.

Nationally, home prices increased by 6.48 percent in October compared with a year ago, according to Black Knight.

“While this flexible approach is generally beneficial for lenders and consumers, it does produce some uncertainty over what will be considered ‘good faith’ or ‘material,’” according to attorneys at the law firm of Buckley Sandler.

A new spending bill approved by Congress extended federal funding through Jan. 19.