Freddie Mac had been lending Fed Funds (overnight loans) to Lehman Brothers since 2005. Then, in 2008, the nature of those loans changed to longer term borrowings.

Lenders such as Bank of America and Quicken are hooked on refis. What might the future hold for these funders as purchase loans begin to dominate?

In less than a month Wells Fargo has unveiled mortgage-related layoffs of 4,100. Some of those receiving pink slips could find other work at the bank.

Wall Street loved the unexpected news from the Fed, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury dropping to its lowest yield in weeks.

Almost 19 percent of the loans in the new Penny Mac jumbo MBS were originated by mortgage brokers.

Wall Street will hit the halls of Congress on the issue of eminent domain. Meanwhile, these lenders are refi-heavy: Wells Fargo, Chase, and Quicken. See our exclusive list.

Analysts are now suggesting that higher interest rates along with rising home prices will constrain housing affordability.

Fannie Mae has yet to implement a red flag system to identify trends and data anomalies for servicer reimbursements, according to a new report from the FHFA Inspector General.

If FHFA lowers the Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac loan limit, will that business shift over to the FHA?

Although the largest minority groups still had higher denial rates, there were bigger-than-average increases in refi activity among black and Hispanic borrowers.