Two investment banking firms – Interactive Mortgage Advisors and MountainView Servicing Group – have at least $17 billion (combined) in mortgage servicing rights auctions in the works, a sign that the sector is heating up as the year draws to a close. Several other advisory firms have announced deals in the past few weeks, including The Prestwick Group and Mortgage Industry Advisory Corp. Also, sources contend that investment banker Houlihan Lokey is busy as well, though company officials there declined to comment for this story. Mark Garland, president of MountainView, said...

“There is a ton of competition out there right now,” said one warehouse manager who works for a top-five firm.

Look for new FHLB membership rules from the FHFA by February 2016...

More evidence that the government has a hard time holding on to victories in subprime-related mortgage cases...

Over the past four years, Henig has recruited hundreds of retail loan officers for Mortgage Master, which was sold to loanDepot a year ago.

Mortgage rates are still enticing at just over 4.0 percent with half a point for conforming loans...

The TRID rule delays loan closings by at least 11 days at this shop...

It's that time of the season: MBS issuance was down 30.6 percent at Fannie and off 17.4 percent at Freddie.

Sky high housing costs in the Bay Area prompts one lender to roll out a $2 million jumbo loan, no money down...

PE firms and hedge funds are showing a strong interest in the emerging class of subprime residential lenders...