The FHA insurance fund received $336 million of the $614 million that JPM agreed to pay…

Union Bank and First Republic Bank are the only banks in the top 10 to focus a large majority of their originations on jumbos.

“The new guys are quickly gaining on the traditional players,” said Ginnie president Ted Tozer. “Some have grown from zero to $5 billion to $10 billion overnight. We’re concerned about their infrastructure and capital.”

Where will Fannie Mae ultimately windup? The early betting is the Washington waterfront near Nationals Park…

Chuck Klein, managing partner of Mortgage Banking Solutions, is engaged in roughly 12 transactions. “I think at least six of those will close,” he said.

The New York AG has secured a temporary restraining order barring the loan mod companies from collecting advance fees. The state's top cop also froze their bank accounts.

In 2013, Freddie Mac reimbursed its servicers $1.4 billion but identified and denied $126 million in what the IG calls “erroneous” claims.

The American Bankers Association believes GSE loan limits in much of the nation could be reduced.

It's highly unusual that an entire staff of loan officers would leave on their own accord all at once, especially in a tough origination market.

But if Fannie and Freddie sell their headquarter properties, shouldn’t they move to a low cost state like Wyoming or Montana? I