As interest rates decline significantly, there's a risk that investor demand will fade...

Reverse-mortgage lenders have been struggling since FHA tweaked a policy that reduced the amount borrowers can draw from their home equity.

Interestingly, mortgage rates actually increased on Monday and Tuesday, some loan officers reported. As New Jersey loan broker Brian Benjamin put it: "Every day is a roller coaster."

The big challenge: How, exactly, the non-agency MBS sector might establish self-governance…

Chuck Klein of Mortgage Banking Solutions: “I don’t see much interest in selling. Buyers aren’t willing to pay a premium.”

The top 10 Ginnie Mae issuers in February were all nonbanks, with PennyMac and Freedom Mortgage ranking first and second, respectively…

The the spike in refi activity has “meaningfully” increased the pricing power for originators, said KBW. The research firm said gain-on-sale margins from secondary market loan sales should be exceptionally strong.

The Trump administration has not only proposed extending the existing g-fee surcharge, but recommends doubling it. Not to be outdone, both Democratic presidential candidates, former Vice-President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-VT, also support raising g-fees.

Sterling said that in connection with the review, a significant number of employees have either been terminated or resigned, including a senior vice president...

Mortgage loan officers should take one last look at their loved ones because if the 30-year fixed-rate vanilla mortgage falls below 3.0% they’ll be living at the office as new customers pour through the door (or Internet) like a zombie apocalypse…