The ABS Vegas show attracted more than 6,000 attendees, but few investors appear ready to buy new jumbo MBS.

Stan Middleman, chairman of CHMI, told IMFnews that having agency approvals will allow the REIT to leverage servicing rights...

According to the MBA, a Big Four accounting firm issued controversial guidance which would have been burdensome for small MBS issuers.

Bayview is purchasing from a network of correspondent sellers roughly $10 million per month in loans that don’t meet the QM test defined by the CFPB.

Citadel Servicing Corp., which has made a name for itself as a new-style subprime lender, has rolled out an Alt A mortgage called “Maggi.”

Treasury counselor Michael Stegman noted that policymakers on both sides of the aisle are dissatisfied with the current status quo regarding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

A proposal from FHA could see the light of day within six weeks, some have speculated.

Marina Walsh, vice president of industry analysis for MBA, said, “We don’t have enough information to do a thorough analysis of the proposal.”

Among all lenders, Quicken Loans led the pack with $6.67 billion of production, a 27 percent drop from the prior year.

"My understanding is that FHA is planning on releasing supplemental performance metrics to ‘Neighborhood Watch’ to reduce reliance and focus on just a lender’s compare ratio," said Tim Rood.