At HUD, staffing levels have dropped almost 50 percent since 1991. From 2008 to 2017, HUD lost 18.5 percent of its full-time permanent staff, the highest staffing loss among any cabinet-level agency…

Stakeholders don’t anticipate the FHFA, with a new director nominated by President Trump, to move immediately to reduce the current benchmark loan limit...

In 2017, MLO license growth was strong at 8.9 percent annualized, but not this year…

HERA allows exceptions for the maximum conforming loan limits for “high cost areas.”

Arch Chief Economist DeFranco says despite lower sales, it’s still a seller’s market in most cities…

Making sure the MBS issued by the two GSEs perform identically, within narrow limits, is key to convincing traders…

The implication is that banks – which seems to have excess capacity on their balance sheets – could simply hold conventional loans in portfolio…

Cowen believes Mnuchin will survive the turbulence but notes the situation still poses a risk to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the big banks…

The CFPB under Acting Director Mick Mulvaney has initiated a number of civil investigative demands relating to mortgage servicing. Some new CIDs described the purpose of investigations more precisely than prior ones.

Some enforcement actions against mortgage companies are expected in the future, which could further indicate CFPB’s enforcement strategy for the mortgage industry.