Walter/Ditech originated $5.0 billion of new mortgages in 1Q16, down 10.7 percent from the previous quarter.

For the past several weeks, speculation was rife that if the yield on the 10-year bond remained under 2.0 percent at March 31 Freddie might book a large hedging loss...

Larry Charbonneau, who runs a boutique advisory firm, said, “The number of willing sellers doesn’t meet the number of willing buyers...”

Some mortgage lobbyists predict Watt – a lawyer by training and a former Congressman – will pull the recap lever by the end of the Obama administration...

An estimated $24.52 billion of GSE loans were delivered into MBS during 1Q16 with the servicing rights being taken over by a servicer not affiliated with the loan seller.

As a group, the 45 companies that ranked sixth through 50th had a combined portfolio of $1.668 trillion, equal to 37.5 percent of the market.

According to a notice on LinkedIn, BurkeyLoan is looking to hire a chief financial officer and three-dozen other positions...

Kingstown's big bet on Ocwen Financial is looking shaky these days...

Over at Freddie Mac, the GSE did $10.8 billion in issuance for the first quarter, mostly in its K-deal program, along with its small balance program, otherwise known as “SB deals.”

One analyst we know recently told us about an origination shop that is making just 8 basis points per loan...