According to the FHFA, both GSEs already have extensive internal procedures for vetting any business change that could affect prepay speeds…

Recently, rumors were making the rounds in Washington that Fannie and Freddie might be pondering an increase in their net worth minimums for seller/servicers...

Nonbank mortgage lenders saw a 33.0 percent increase in GSE deliveries during the second quarter…

Researcher Tom Popik noted that real estate agents rarely mention lenders as a “favorite” source of leads…

In general, this is not a pretty time for mortgage-related stocks, even though interest rates are at an all-time low.

On occasion, HUD staff denied or sat on IG requests for information…

TRID errors have been costly with some lenders forced to sell perfectly good mortgages at a loss in the secondary market…

Some lenders are generating extra revenue by providing a valuable service to real estate agents: providing leads on potential homebuyers. Real estate agents report mixed feelings about the services offered by Quicken Loans and others, according to a recent survey conducted by Campbell Surveys and sponsored by Inside Mortgage Finance. Interactions between lenders and real estate agents typically relate to homebuyer referrals by agents to lenders. However, some lenders also sell homebuyer leads to real estate agents. “There is...

Quicken Loans was the top FHA condo lender in the first quarter of 2016, according to a new ranking from Inside FHA/VA Lending.

Warehouse lenders that supply credit to nonbank originators have seen usage rates and new line requests increase significantly in the past few weeks, thanks in part to plunging interest rates brought about by the “Brexit” vote. David Frase, president of warehouse lending for Southwest Bank, said, “Any warehouse bank that isn’t seeing record volume is probably malfunctioning in some way. We’ve been pretty darn busy.” Other warehouse managers have reported...