PennyMac Financial Services could raise just over $200 million through an initial public offering of stock.

Publicly traded REITs that invest in MBS "borrow short" and "lend long." But is that a problem? It might be, says FSOC.

It's not easy building a common securitization platform, so writes a Freddie Mac executive in a new blog posting.

Union Bank hopes to make a big splash as a retail funder of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans.

Sprague, a veteran of SunTrust, Bank of America, and Matrix Capital, has joined Phoenix Capital.

Freddie Mac is phasing out a software package that helps with the servicing of delinquent loans, a move that could help private sector technology vendors.

Loan officer compensation to individual originator employees is included in the calculation of the QM’s 3 percent limit on points and fees but the industry believes this is double counting.

Cole Taylor Mortgage, which has grown its servicing portfolio ten-fold in the past year, is now an active Ginnie Mae issuer.

The "flow" market for mortgage servicing continues to improve. IMA is in the market with a new package and others are on the way.

Mortgage profits are improving in the second quarter, but how long can it last? Meanwhile, Freddie talks about the CSP.