Freddie Mac improves income verification options for self-employed borrowers.

Higher home prices allowed the enterprise to shift from a $395 million provision for credit losses in the first quarter to a $537 million benefit in the second.

The real estate investment trust expects to benefit from higher capital requirements for large banks.

ABS issuance increased by 17.4% in the second quarter, driven by auto deals.

Fraud in a non-QM program nearly toppled Sterling Bank and Trust.

Applications for purchase mortgages fell to a level last seen in early June.

Issuance declined by 22.9% on a quarterly basis in the second quarter.

The mortgage giant saw a $132 million first-quarter provision for losses shift to a $1.22 billion benefit in the second.

Two Harbors recovered after a large loss in the first quarter.

The House is seeking lower funding levels for HUD and a September deadline is fast approaching.