The gain in retail market share came at the expense of both correspondent and wholesale-broker originations.

However, it was a different picture in terms of complaints regarding credit reports…

In the second quarter, lenders funded $565 billion, an eye-popping sequential gain of 59.2%. It’s anticipated that the fourth quarter will yield the same, if not more.

The former Fannie Mae executive is not shy about expressing his views...

Cagney’s name should be familiar to mortgage professionals. He also founded fintech lender SoFi…

Small and mid-sized mortgage bankers saw a 65.7% jump in GSE loan sales, pushing their share of the market 2.1 percentage points higher…

All of the loans in the MBS were underwritten using debt-service coverage ratios.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency makes it clear that only firms with experience and knowledge in the arena of housing finance will be considered.

Shouldn’t the managements of Fannie and Freddie start preparing for the day when they’re “free” from the shackles of regulatory bondage? Shouldn’t CEOs Hugh Frater (Fannie) and David Brickman (Freddie) be holding high level meetings with their lieutenants regarding strategies for the future?

Of course, mortgage historians know that Berkshire took a bite at the GSE apple a few decades back. In 2000, Berkshire was one of the largest shareholders in Freddie...