The White House continues to search for someone to head the FHFA. But will it ever officially introduce a candidate? Mel Watt's name has come up again.

PennyMac Financial Services could raise just over $200 million through an initial public offering of stock.

Publicly traded REITs that invest in MBS "borrow short" and "lend long." But is that a problem? It might be, says FSOC.

It's not easy building a common securitization platform, so writes a Freddie Mac executive in a new blog posting.

Loan officer compensation to individual originator employees is included in the calculation of the QM’s 3 percent limit on points and fees but the industry believes this is double counting.

Mortgage profits are improving in the second quarter, but how long can it last? Meanwhile, Freddie talks about the CSP.

Standard & Poor’s this week deployed legal countermeasures against the federal government by asking a judge to dismiss a civil fraud lawsuit brought against the rating agency, slamming the litigation as an “overreach.” In February, the Justice Department filed a $5.0 billion lawsuit against S&P accusing it of knowingly inflating its ratings on residential MBS and collateralized debt obligations to boost its revenue and market share in the years leading up to the 2008 financial crisis. The filing in California federal court by S&P’s parent company, McGraw-Hill Co., says...

Industry groups argue that the Mortgage Resolution Partners proposal on eminent domain and MBS raises serious legal and constitutional issues.

Consumer advocates also recommend that state policymakers pass legislation or implement regulation requiring servicers to adopt and engage in loss-mitigation practices.

The White House wants to change the HARP eligibility date, making more underwater borrowers eligible for the program, Inside Mortgage Finance has learned.