Industry groups say Fannie’s 15-bp fee on broker-originated loans flies in the face of the level playing field for the mortgage business.

Progress has been made on modernization and simplification of the various sections of MISMO’s uniform mortgage data program.

Fannie’s 27th RPL sale dispatches 6,060 loans with a UPB of nearly $1.0 billion.

In a month of flip-flops, the largest lenders recorded increases in production and Freddie’s volume topped Fannie’s. (Includes two data charts.)

The NPL offering is Fannie’s 20th community impact pool, which includes 70 loans in the Miami area with a UPB of about $16 million.

The latest Freddie tender offer attracted less interest, with investors cashing in fewer certificates than for previous offers.

Mortgage fraud has gone beyond borrowers simply falsifying income and employment information.

The number of loans in Fannie and Freddie portfolios that are less than two years delinquent nearly tripled in 2021, courtesy of COVID.

Thirty-nine states have programs that provide victims of domestic violence or sexual abuse with substitute mailing addresses to help hide their physical location.

The impact of the Equifax credit score snafu appears to be minimal, limiting the headache for lenders.