HUD decided to ease the HR rules in new guidance issued at the end of November...

The volume of jumbo mortgages outstanding rose to an estimated $892.4 billion as of the end of September…

The National Association of Realtors defended its first-time homebuyer surveys…

Cowen adds the nomination “also leaves the door open to FHA premium cuts, though the real driver of that will be the pick of an FHA commissioner.”

SFIG’s Marketplace Lending Committee includes 250 individuals representing more than 70 companies.

Cowen adds the nomination “also leaves the door open to FHA premium cuts, though the real driver of that will be the pick of an FHA commissioner.”

Will the GSE-investing PE firms blow it?

Securitization of residential and commercial loans with Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) assessments has been growing over the last few years despite having only a few market players, prompting analysts to predict continued growth for the PACE securities market. Residential PACE financing has increased to $2.9 billion with 130,000 home upgrades since 2010, according to second quarter 2016 data from industry group PACE Nation. Commercial PACE financing, meanwhile, has grown to $304 million with 820 commercial projects over the same period. Three programs accounted...

The average daily trading volume in agency MBS hit a yearly high of $224.4 billion in October, according to figures compiled by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. With liquidity improving, the year-to-date average now stands at $206.6 billion, compared to $198.7 billion in 2015. The November reading should be out by the end of next week. Investors might be...

Just over a week ago, the Federal Housing Finance Agency raised the maximum conforming loan limit for GSE mortgages by $7,100 for 2017, citing an increase in home prices.