It was the highest three-month total for government-insured lending on record, although private mortgage insurance did more business in the second quarter than either FHA or VA…

FrontRange Capital first invested in Statebridge back in 2013. The money allowed the subservicer to buy out its then-owner, Integrated Asset Services.

The results should surprise few: big gains on production, losses on servicing…

Annaly Capital Management remained the top REIT MBS investor despite an 0.8 percent drop in its portfolio.

The nation's fourth largest servicer, Nationstar Mortgage, will hold a job fair on Sept. 12 at the Maude Cobb Convention Center in Longview, TX.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac introduced the IDR program back in February as the final piece to the representation-and-warranties framework.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency revealed details this week on a new high loan-to-value streamlined refinance option for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgages that will replace the Home Affordable Refinance Program. HARP was due to sunset at the end of this year, but the FHFA extended it until Sept. 30, 2017, with the new alternative beginning immediately after. The as-yet-unnamed option is...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are seeing some competition for eligible mortgages from portfolio lenders…

Manufactured housing advocates are pushing for more government-sponsored enterprise support for manufactured lending, especially for chattel loans that are not considered mortgages because the loan is not secured by a dwelling and land. The issue has gathered steam as the Federal Housing Finance Agency works to finalize a “duty-to-serve” regulation for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that focuses on mortgage financing for very low-, low- and moderate-income families in rural areas and manufactured housing. Back in May, the Manufactured Housing Institute and representatives from both GSEs had discussed...

FHA saw a modest rise in originations midway through 2016 compared to the same period last year, but VA did a lot better with a double-digit increase in loan production, according to an analysis of Ginnie Mae data. Lenders delivered $123.0 billion of FHA-insured loans to Ginnie pools during the first half of 2016, up 8.4 percent from the previous year. FHA’s midyear production was driven by a surge in purchase-mortgage lending in the second quarter, which also pushed volume higher for VA as well as conventional-conforming mortgages. Government-backed lending rose 32.3 percent from the first quarter to approximately $131.0 billion in second-quarter originations, according to Inside Mortgage Finance, an affiliate publication of Inside FHA/VA Lending. It was the highest three-month total for government-insured lending on record, although private mortgage insurance did more business in the ... [2 charts]