MBA believes the “unnecessarily punitive treatment" of MSRs makes them one of the most costly asset classes in the entire Basel III framework...

In 2012, the g-fee disparity fell to about 6 bps. By 2013 it was just about gone. And you can credit Ed DeMarco…

One change would facilitate reporting the census tract of a property, using a new geocoding tool that the CFPB plans to provide online.

In June of last year, DeMarco co-authored a Milken Institute white paper entitled “Why Housing Reform Still Matters." In it, he argues: "…we need to preserve the liquidity and capacity of an active, globally financed MBS market…”

Despite these developments, FBR Capital Markets analyst Edwards Mills said passage of the Hensarling legislation is unlikely. “We continue to believe that major Congressional action on financial regulation is a 2018 event,” he writes in a new client note.

More CFPB examiners means more CFPB exams? Maybe, maybe not...

One trade group said Phillips has already reached out to the industry, gathering opinions on key issues facing the market, including Fannie and Freddie…

CEO Mat Ishbia said the interest-rate issue concerned just 5 percent of the lender’s loans that were closed in California between 2011 and 2014. “We didn’t benefit one penny and not one borrower was harmed,” he said.-

In a March 24 advisory, the Treasury Department announced its change of heart regarding the legal structure of the FHFA…

LenderLive hired a majority of the former PHH employees and rebranded the private-label facility...