A new report from ATOM Data Solutions says concerns about rising sea levels “remain a rarity among most South Florida homeowners and investors"...

Since the election, Tozer has met with the Trump Department of Housing and Urban Development “landing team” once, for a 90 minute meeting that included Shawn Krause…

Consumer advocates were among the groups that opposed NYCB’s acquisition of Astoria…

The big question is whether FHA, given the much-improved health of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund, will move to lower premiums again…

Treasury controls the senior preferred stock of the GSEs. The junior preferred and common continues to trade in the over-the-counter market and through private transactions. The latter two classes of stock are considered speculative in nature.

A little less than $10.0 billion in prime non-agency MBS will be issued in 2016, according to estimates by Inside Nonconforming Markets.

PHH had been subservicing the loans for HSBC and the new owner of the MSRs had opted to bring the loans inhouse instead of using PHH…

The Congressional Budget Office is looking for ways to reduce the budget impact of government-backed mortgage programs and recommends that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac increase their guarantee fees and/or significantly lower their loan limits. But the CBO admits those changes would result in raising the cost to borrowers and could potentially restrain the housing market. Under CBO scorekeeping, MBS guarantees provided by the two government-sponsored enterprises from 2017 to 2026 will cost the government $12 billion. Reducing subsidies also would help renew private sector participation in the secondary market, the CBO said. It proposes...

A lender applying for direct endorsement authority will be required to submit loan files for FHA’s pre-endorsement review only after closing.

If rates don’t improve in the next few months, one area where lenders will try to save money is on loan officer compensation...