Keep in mind that Mel Watt’s term as Federal Housing Finance Agency director expires in January 2019...

Residential loan sales by banks totaled $151.79 billion in the second quarter, down 7.3 percent from the previous period.

Subservicers handle 19.0 percent of all homes mortgages in the U.S., Inside Mortgage Finance found…

MUFG Union Bank was the top wholesale lender in the jumbo market by a wide margin.

The Mortgage Bankers Association is projecting that more than 4,600 residential finance professionals will attend its annual convention in Denver next month.

Angel Oak expects that production by its wholesale arm will grow by 62.8 percent this year.

Some investors, such as Charles Schwab Bank, are having trouble finding bonds to buy…

An industry switch to digital mortgage lending may be costly upfront, but it would have saved the industry a ton of money and aggravation had it been adopted a decade ago, and can help resolve investor anxiety about legal liability and ensure greater regulatory compliance going forward, according to industry experts.In a webinar last week sponsored by Inside Mortgage Finance, Tim Anderson, director of eServices for DocMagic, pointed out that, when it comes to complying with the CFPB’s TILA/RESPA integrated disclosure rule, proof of delivery can be a big issue with investors, and e-closings/e-mortgages can be a huge help in resolving the anxiety that stems from the use of paper documents. “Three-day delivery is a big deal, [including] acknowledgement ...

Matt Nichols, CEO of Deephaven Mortgage, a company that has issued nonprime MBS in recent years, said the main impediment to nonprime MBS is supply.

ATTOM’s Daren Blomquist: “In markets where distressed discounts have largely dried up, flippers are showing more willingness to leverage financing when acquiring properties…”