Bills are expected to include provisions such as providing “qualified mortgage” status for many portfolio loans, with a much broader impact than the CFPB’s recent proposal.

The early betting is that PHH will hold onto the Merrill contract, but in mortgage banking, anything can happen...

The increase was a rare occurrence: Since 2009 the balance of non-agency debt outstanding has been on the wane.

Fannie Mae provided no additional information on the departure, which sounds temporary in nature.

KBW, by the way, has set a $1 per share price target for both Fannie and Freddie.

The Supreme Court ruling could cost mortgage bankers a bundle in terms of overtime pay. Or maybe not...

For the full year, PHH Mortgage was the top IO lender in the nation with $12.81 billion in production...

Reverse volume leader American Advisors Group funded $2.0 billion in 2014, giving it a market share of 14.7 percent.

“We are building a higher quality and less volatile mortgage business,” said JPMorgan mortgage executive Kevin Watters.

Mortgage companies that fall under the heading “real estate credit” actually cut 300 employees during the month, leaving the sector with 211,700 full-timers.