State-licensed mortgage lenders originated $239.70 billion of home mortgages in the second quarter of this year, according to nonbank mortgage call report figures compiled by the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System. The sector posted an 18.9 percent increase in origination volume from the first three months of the year, slightly more than the 17.1 percent rise in total first-lien originations over that period. As a result, the nonbank share of new production ... [Includes two data charts]

However, bankers and advisors who ply their trade in the MSR market have told Inside Mortgage Finance there is adequate financing available to nonbanks.

To date, Watt has maintained that he did not do anything legally wrong...

Rumors were floating around this week that a large non-QM securitization deal could be in the works...

With the deadline for implementing the revised integrated mortgage disclosure rule only a few days away, compliance experts said the industry is ready despite some remaining uncertainty.

If current trends hold in the official barometer used for adjusting conforming loan limits, look for the baseline limit to go up about 8 percent next year.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is planning this fall to seek comment on the use of FHA downpayment assistance from programs run by entities owned by Native American tribes.

Nonbank mortgage servicers for the government-sponsored enterprises would face new regulations if Rep. Maxine Waters, D-CA, has her way.

Blackrock and PIMCO were among the firms cited as avoiding new non-agency MBS deals…

The new request for information, issued Tuesday, solicits comments on all aspects of data collection...