Large parts of the Bay Area and Southern California qualify for the top high-cost limit, while other California markets such as San Diego ($546,250) and Sacramento ($474,950) have intermediate high-cost limits.

CFPB director Richard Cordray could be softening somewhat in response to the mortgage industry’s plea for regulatory enforcement relief when the new rules take effect in January.

Banking regulators are showing new concerns about appraisal management companies, especially those owned by depositories.

It's been five long years since Uncle Sam seized Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Is time to give them back to shareholders?

The city council’s favorable vote represents a rare notch in the win column for MRP, which has suffered numerous defeats in local jurisdictions across the nation, likely at a substantial loss to the firm’s financial backers.

Maxine Waters is working on a GSE reform bill that likely will garner strong industry support, unlike Rep. Hensarling's PATH Act.

Mortgage loan officers have been spared from lay-offs. But how long will it last? Brokers get dismissed again?

Over the years, HUD has seen a steady decline in its staffing level – perhaps to its lowest level ever, in fact – while at the same time being called upon to administer an increasing number of programs.

The program is intended to provide smaller mortgage lenders that lack direct access to the secondary mortgage market with another option for their home buying customers.

Not only is Stonegate Mortgage going public, but it plans to issue jumbo MBS as well.