Did CNBC's Jim Cramer do any research on the mortgage industry before he opened his mouth?

Federal regulators last week proposed a significant expansion in the number of non-agency mortgages that will not need a full appraisal. Currently, non-agency mortgages with loan balances of less than $250,000 don’t need an appraisal if originated by a bank. The regulators proposed increasing the threshold to $400,000. Mortgages below the appraisal threshold still require an evaluation, just not a full appraisal. Banking regulators said the proposal is an effort to reduce ...

The FHA has announced plans to improve the web-based system lenders use to submit appraisal reports to the agency.

Congress approves flood insurance extension, FHFA announces 2019 conforming loan limits, and the VA offers password-reset guidance for servicers.

Lenders and their warehouse providers have been openly worrying about thinning profit margins for several quarters now with liquidity a primary concern.

At one time, Date headed Ethos Lending, a non-QM lending affiliate of Fenway.

Joseph Otting would not be the permanent director but would be a place-holder until...

The Chicago-based GR has been making loans in Hawaii since 2015…

One warehouse chief even suggested that in 1Q19, as many as 70 percent of nonbanks will lose money before the spring homebuying season kicks in.

Through the first nine months of the year, mortgage banking income was up 20.9 percent from the same period in 2017.