While jumbo mortgage securitization is currently attractive to issuers, industry analysts suggest that volume will remain limited this year due to a number of factors.

The home-equity origination market rebounded somewhat during 2013, but none of these loans are winding up in new securities.

What does the future hold for the hedge fund-owned Prospect Mortgage?

“Rather than earning on the front end, they’re increasing margins on the secondary sale," said mortgage analyst Ken Richey.

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The OCC believes that HAMP loans perform better than proprietary mods because the program places an emphasis on reduced monthly payments, debt-to-income ratios and income verification. Servicers also receive incentive payments.

Declining mortgage debt is good news for consumers, but not-so-good news for lenders. Then again, this trend can't last. Or can it?

Two cases, Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Association and Nickols v. Mortgage Bankers Association, are the heart of the dispute.

Credit unions that originate no downpayment mortgages almost always keep the loans in portfolio.

We talked a handful of wholesalers and were told the figure is much lower – in the range of 2.2 percent to 2.5 percent. Broker-sourced loans account for less than 10 percent of all loans funded today,