This past fall the Mortgage Bankers Association was pushing for a housing policy coordinator in the White House to ensure that federal regulations complement one another rather than conflict.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are now earning money hand-over-fist - cash that will wind up in the coffers of Uncle Sam. But is the White House underestimating how much the two GSEs will earn?
Total MBS and ABS issuance rose almost 3 percent from the fourth quarter of 2012 to $515.3 billion during the first three months of 2013, according to a new Inside MBS & ABS analysis and ranking.
The bulk servicing market is beginning to generate heat. The latest offering comes from Interactive Mortgage Advisors, but other deals are in the works as well.
Freddie Mac has a new head of single-family: David Lowman, an industry veteran who in the past headed mortgage operations at JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup.
Two-thirds of the nearly 2,000 real estate agents that responded to a Campbell Communications and Inside Mortgage Finance survey want mortgage closings in 30 days or less.
Wells Fargo has unloaded most of - but not all - of its remaining servicing rights tied to reverse mortgages. However, the bank says it is still "committed" to seniors through home equity loans.
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