"What starts as a temporary 10 bps hike could become a material and permanent tax on housing," said Jaret Seiberg, a policy analyst at Cowen.

The law would compel lenders to violate the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

One GSE-related question that hasn’t been answered yet: If a recap and release plan becomes a reality, will Congress end the $600,000 pay cap on GSE CEO compensation? 

Then again, the partnership with Freddie isn’t exactly novel. The vendor has a similar arrangement with the GSE’s crosstown rival Fannie Mae…

Better.com President Jerry Selitto told Inside Mortgage Finance the firm hopes to add 400 additional employees by yearend. Some of its workforce is in India…

In the second quarter, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase increased their MBS holdings by $12.34 billion and $22.39 billion, respectively.

From fiscal 2010-2016, FHA sold roughly 111,000 troubled loans to private investors, including nonprofits, through DASP. In addition, GAO found that FHA did not routinely assess outcomes…

At Fannie Mae, former FDIC chief Sheila Bair will serve on three board committees: compensation, nominating and corporate governance.

Under the HUD draft rule, allegations that a specific, identifiable policy or practice has a discriminatory effect must plead facts to support the claim