-The nation’s top three ARM lenders are JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Bank of America…

Meanwhile, holders of the GSE junior preferred stock receive nothing from Fannie and Freddie in terms of dividends.

PHH Mortgage and Chase both played a role in the decline of IO originations.

If the bill becomes law, REITs that gained access to low-cost FHLB advances would get a reprieve.

Just 18 percent of respondents said they do not want the GSEs preserved in their current state...

We kid you not: Home loans from a firm called Homie...

Wells Fargo, which has the largest portfolio of first-lien mortgages, reported a 3.2 percent drop in its holdings, down to $272.72 billion as of the end of the first quarter.

The lag effect was particularly noticeable in the conventional-conforming market…

Sen. Mark Warner, D-VA, suggested the widespread view that Congress won’t get around to resolving the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may be too pessimistic. Speaking at a Mortgage Bankers Association conference in Washington, DC, this week, Warner said, “This may surprise some folks, but I think the stars may align where you could actually see housing-finance reform happen in front of some of the Dodd-Frank reform.” Warner, who co-authored a reform bill four years ago, said...

Quicken, the nation’s third-largest home loan originator – and number two in retail – is continuing to add positions in “all areas of the business,” said a company official.