Rising interest rates are good for MI stocks because it translates into greater “persistency…”

JPMorgan Chase was the only firm that saw a decline in production-related revenue during the third quarter…

Instead, the FHFA only disclosed specific CSP cost data once – in a September 2015 status report…

This year, fundings could reach upwards of $2.00 trillion based on activity through the first nine months of the year.

Excluding legacy-related buybacks, total GSE seller repurchases would have been down 9.9 percent…

Other loan types also generally showed improved closing times.

Some GSE observers believe an “implicit” guaranty is the same thing as an “explicit” one…

“Home prices cannot rise faster than incomes and inflation indefinitely.” – David Blitzer, managing director of the index committee at S&P Dow Jones.

One of the most speculative stock bets out there – buying shares in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – is looking more like a sure thing these days, thanks to the recent pick of Mick Mulvaney, R-SC, to head the Office of Management and Budget in the new Trump administration. At least that’s how some industry officials and market watchers view it, including the Washington-based research firm Cowen & Co. In a report issued earlier this week, Cowen analyst Jaret Seiberg called the choice of Mulvaney for OMB chief “the most bullish sign yet that the Donald Trump administration will favor a solution to housing finance reform that includes a continued role for Fannie and Freddie.”

The retail channel accounted for 91.7 percent of Wells Fargo’s jumbo production during the first nine months of 2016…