Who says the stock market isn't receptive to mortgage companies these days? Don't tell that to New Rez and Sachem. Meanwhile, the MSR bulk auction market is springing to life once again.

Expiration of the GSE “patch” will shift more risk to private securities and away from Fannie and Freddie. But, according to CoreLogic, dismantling the loophole will impact millennial borrowers and retirees.

The decline in interest rates earlier this year increased originations and income for lenders and delayed some M&A activity. The lower rates also provided lenders with time to prepare for the future.

Residential lenders had a blowout second quarter, increasing loan production by almost 60%. Will the third quarter be just as good?

Among publicly traded mortgage shops, Lending Tree CEO Doug Lebda took home the most bacon last year: $42.3 million in total compensation. But what do CEOs at private firms earn? The answer is not simple.

A borrower’s liquidity situation seems to be a better indicator of potential default than LTV or DTI ratios, according to the JPMorgan Chase Institute. The institute suggests that the use of emergency mortgage reserve accounts could help alter the DTI ratio standards for qualified mortgages.

Originations are strong in many markets but hiring by mortgage banking firms is not particularly robust. Meanwhile, some executives wonder privately whether the rate rally is getting long in the tooth.

Falling interest rates are sometimes a bad thing — case in point is Mr. Cooper and negative MSR marks. Also, it’s been somewhat quiet on the M&A front but perhaps a change is in the wind.

Fitch is concerned about the performance of commercial MBS backed by student housing loans, as it has been the largest contributor to overall multifamily defaults.

The nonbank plans to hire nearly 1,400 employees by the end of the year. Several other lenders are also hiring as interest rates remain relatively low.