CoreLogic also will provide fair-market list prices to HUD…

Look for any principles on GSE reform to avoid specificity so as not to box-in legislation being drafted in Congress…

Secretary Carson warned, however, that HUD will continue to hold bad actors accountable for faulty lending practices…

In the third quarter, Movement Mortgage was the top seller of MSR assets via the coissuance market…

For traders, the good news is that MBS issuance increased to $357.2 billion in the third quarter, the strongest performance of the year...

The four megabanks reduced their agency mortgage servicing rights by $59.6 billion during the third quarter…

Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson is getting good reviews from mortgage industry participants regarding his congressional testimony late last week on program reforms, particularly his strategy for dealing with FHA exposure under the False Claims Act. Industry observers noted an improvement in Carson’s knowledge and understanding of HUD programs since taking office in March. His nomination by President Trump was controversial because ...

The securities industry is backing Ginnie Mae’s stepped-up efforts to curb loan churning and rapid refinancing of VA loans and expressed its concern over how such improper lending practices might affect borrowers and MBS investors. In a letter this week to Michael Bright, Ginnie’s chief operating officer and acting president, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association lauded the agency’s investigation of aggressive refinancing of VA loans. The practice has ...

Ginnie Mae issuers securitized $85.4 billion of purchase loans in the third quarter, falling just short of the record $85.4 billion set in the third quarter of last year.

In recent months, the consumer bureau has expressed concerns about the risks associated with reverse mortgages.