But not to worry: the FHFA said the projections were mandated under the Dodd-Frank Act, cautioning that its estimate is just that, and not an expected outcome….

In the first quarter, the top sequential gainers were all nonbanks: loanDepot (up 50.6 percent), Caliber Home Loans (46.2 percent) and Stearns Lending (22.6 percent.)

Freddie Mac securitized just $12 million of purchase mortgages with loan-to-value ratios of 96 percent or 97 percent during the first quarter.

The number of branch licenses for mortgage originators increased by 12 percent to 43,381.

Few in the industry believe Quicken will actually bolt the FHA program, noting that similar saber-rattling was done by JPMorgan Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon last year...

With the second quarter in full swing, several advisory firms are actively offering packages, including Interactive Mortgage Advisors, Phoenix Capital and The Prestwick Group.

Blackstone, without fanfare, purchased Gateway Funding in Horsham, PA. More deals are in the works...

Nationstar will take title to $6.7 billion of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and private investor product owned by EverBank...

This is Freddie Mac’s fourth NPL auction of 2015. As for Fannie Mae...

Among the standouts in nonbank MSR growth: Seneca Mortgage, Pingora and RoundPoint...