Sen. Warner recently paid a visit to Freddie Mac employees but offered little information about his pending GSE bill.

Fannie and Freddie were ordered by their regulator to sell illiquid securities. But those bonds may fetch a nice price in the secondary market.

Thanks to coming changes in FHA’s mortgage insurance premium cancellation policy, investors in the secondary market met avoid these loans.

Might the controversial "qualified mortgage" rule be repealed? Maybe, if House Republicans have their way.

MBS issuers, under a new proposal, will have greater leeway in buying delinquent mortgages out of Ginnie Mae pools.

New York State may be among the worst in the nation when it comes to approving loan officer applications.

Among the critical areas that mortgage lenders must pay close attention to in the CFPB’s ability-to-repay, qualified mortgage rule is what’s known as Appendix Q, which contains detailed underwriting guidance on how creditors must calculate the debt-to-income ratio in order to make a general QM loan subject to the 43 percent DTI limit. As adopted, Appendix Q generally requires items to be considered and verified for the two prior years, and requires well-documented projections for the following three years. However, on April 22...

Sen. Harry Reid is vowing that CFPB director Richard Cordray will get another vote in the Senate.

Progressives and other “Dump DeMarco” advocates are looking to a “Plan B” to replace the current acting head should Rep. Mel Watt’s nomination be significantly prolonged or even stall.

One of the largest USDA mortgage lenders in the U.S. is giving the boot to third-party loan brokers.