Plenty of nonbanks have announced stock buyback programs over the past year...

Squarely in the bullish camp: originators of non-qualified mortgages...

The resignation, effective Feb. 4, will leave the FDIC board composed entirely of Democrats. It follows a highly visible — and unusual — partisan spat among board members.

Moody’s Investors Service posted a hefty 47.7% increase in non-agency MBS ratings to $20.87 billion, tops in the market for the third quarter.

Presently there are two mortgage-related SPACs that are in progress: Better.com (a lender) and Southport Acquisition Corp., the latter of which is looking for plays in the software arena.

“We see this slowdown as a temporary consequence of the holidays, not as an indication that homebuyer demand is backing off,” said Redfin Deputy Chief economist Taylor Marr.

In mortgage banking, it's not necessarily where you've been, but where you're headed...

GAO found that between fiscal years 2016 and 2020, a mere 0.07% of mortgages purchased by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were made to borrowers without credit scores.

Another deal involving a fix-and-flip specialist, but this time the F&F firm is on the buy side...

Meanwhile, wholesale lending posted a hefty 46.4% increase in the jumbo market, though it still accounted for just 9.2% of that segment...