Jumbos accounted for 9.2% of all home originations in the first quarter, an increase from 8.9% in 4Q20.

Ocwen is buying MSRs at a time of rising interest in the asset class...

The FHFA’s focus on agency CMBS is curious because, as the bulletin explains, these securities typically have significant prepayment protection clauses that aren’t available on residential MBS.

FHA is dedicating resources to servicing oversight and enforcement in the COVID and post-COVID era. In sum, servicers should expect lending monitoring exams to be scheduled in the coming months.

KBRA noted that UWM is "appropriately staffed on production and control functions to handle its present growth relative to increased volume."

We know of $52 billion worth of MSR deals out there. There's probably more...

Back in 2015, the mix was reversed: FHA accounted for 60% of the FHA/VA market.

Banks may have ceded the origination business to nondepositories, but they sure love the end product: MBS.

HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge was nominated in December and took her oath in early March, but there has yet to be a peep out of Pennsylvania Avenue regarding the FHA commissioner job and who will lead Ginnie Mae.

At face value, the disparity between the cost of the transactions and the return on investment seems ludicrous...