Thrift takes over at Congressional Affairs after 15 years as a House staffer, including almost six years in Rep. Blumenauer’s office.

Policy recommendations from UI include flexibility in mortgage underwriting standards...

Final bids on the MSR package are due Sept. 2...

Dave Worrall of LoanCare: “It will be interesting to see how the delinquency numbers change as the [foreclosure] moratoriums end.”

Chase is marketing a $1.61 billion deal with prime jumbos and a $566.4 million security with investment-property loans, many of which were eligible for sale to the GSEs.

Fannie Mae said its mortgage servicers are authorized to offer payment forbearance for up to 90 days to those impacted by Hurricane Ida, even if they don’t hear from the homeowner — that is, if the servicer believes the homeowner was affected by the disaster.

Lenders are seeing increased demand, and many have loosened underwriting standards, helping to boost volume.

For the most part, the uniform MBS 2.0 (Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac) remains the industry’s benchmark as lenders continue to produce new loans —and MBS — at a decent clip but under a cloud of lower profit margins.

The Dow can be unforgiving on nonbank mortgage stocks...

Fun fact: The top three "'mREITs" all reported declines in their MBS portfolios. AGNC Investment held the top ranking...