The concept of MSR-backed securities recently came to the fore again with the news that Stonegate Mortgage, Indianapolis, is contemplating a transaction.

Broker originations also had a significantly larger average loan amount, $230,082, than the other channels.

Elevated home prices and a smaller supply of distressed properties have prompted many investors to switch from buying to selling.

It appears that Ethos Lending will enter the non-QM market come October...

FHFA's Bob Ryan said the GSE regulator has concerns that decreasing loan limits or increasing g-fees would limit access to credit.

Originators are constantly looking over their shoulders because loans are being re-underwritten two or three times, once by the aggregator, once by the GSEs...

As the mortgage M&A market chugs along in the coming year, Guild hopes to be a buyer.

Soon it will be easier to use Ginnie Mae mortgage servicing rights as collateral, or so the agency hopes.

Why short Altisource? This source reasons that as real estate values continue to improve and foreclosures slow, Altisource will have less to do going forward...

Bob Behal, a principal and co-head of ABS and commercial MBS investments at Vanguard Group, said liquidity in the market is fair.