Five Oaks issued its first jumbo MBS in April and plans for another deal by the end of September.

The Blackstone Group has finally lifted the 'cone of silence' on its acquisition of mortgage lenders. But will it disclose origination figures?

A number of lenders, including Wells Fargo, offer jumbos that allow for downpayments of about 10 percent.

Walter, the parent of Green Tree Servicing, also marked up the fair value of its servicing portfolio by $59.3 million.

In trading Monday, investors were not treating AAMC’s stock kindly.

Borrower participants in the CFPB’s eClosing pilot project scored noticeably higher on three key metrics – efficiency, empowerment and understanding – the bureau announced during a public forum on the project last week. The CFPB surveyed consumers about their perceptions of how efficient the overall process was. This included their perceptions about delays, errors in the documents, and the time between important steps. The study found a 17 percent positive difference in scores for borrowers using eClosings compared to borrowers using paper documents. The CFPB also asked consumers how empowered they felt after the process. The survey asked consumers to respond to statements such as, “I felt I had control over the closing process” or “I felt empowered to play an active ...

Brian O’Reilly, president of The Collingwood Group, believes the CFPB is out of control with its regulatory crackdown...

Originations of jumbo mortgages continued to increase in the second quarter of 2015 and lenders are chasing volume by lowering interest rates and loosening underwriting standards. Some $93.0 billion in jumbos were originated in the second quarter, according to estimates by Inside Nonconforming Markets. Halfway through 2015, originations totaled an estimated $163.0 billion, up 58.3 percent compared with the mid-point of 2014. Banks continue to ... [Includes one data chart]

Redwood Trust this week reduced the amount of jumbo-mortgage volume the real estate investment trust expects to acquire this year, citing competition for originations, among other issues. At the beginning of the year, officials at Redwood projected that the REIT would purchase $7.0 billion in jumbos. Through the end of July, Redwood had purchased $3.0 billion in jumbos. Officials at Redwood said the REIT is on track to purchase $5.5 billion to $7.0 billion in jumbos ...

Flagstar Bancorp held a portfolio of $1.56 billion in interest-only mortgages at the end of 2011, with payments for many of the borrowers set to double in the coming years. A year ago, officials at the bank were touting its efforts to work with borrowers to limit the payment shock that kicks in when IOs reset and they have to start repaying principal. While those efforts continue, Flagstar has also sold more than half of its IO holdings, seeing strong demand from ...