Meanwhile, the FOMC indicated it will continue to reinvest principal payments from its holdings of agency debt and MBS.

A year ago, in SEC filings, Pershing Square disclosed that it owned just under 10 percent of Fannie and Freddie common.

The OCC said two banks exited the residential mortgage business in 2014 and another two plan to exit in the coming year.

A handful of other large national wholesalers offer LPMI, including United Wholesale Mortgage.

Advocates for GSE reform looking for savings in the federal budget will be disappointed...

When settlements are first reported rarely does the money change hands right away.

Plunging oil prices have led to a sell-off in stocks and a flight to quality, namely U.S. Treasuries and agency-backed MBS.

A mid-sized nonbank based in Texas saw two of its top officers resign last week, industry sources confirmed to IMFnews.

Based on the upward production trend over the last three quarters, it appears the private MIs are on their way to a strong close at year-end.

The monitor said Green Tree is working toward addressing issues that caused the servicer to fail eight metrics that were tested in the fourth quarter of 2013.