The problem with Appendix Q is twofold: It is difficult to comply with due to its technicality and it limits self-employed borrowers’ access to credit…

“In July and August, we’ve seen crazy volumes,” one warehouse manager told Inside Mortgage Finance…

The share price of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac common had been in the tank all summer but last week spiked upwards on the news that the Treasury Department plan to recap-and-release the two is now (reportedly) on the desk of Larry Kudlow...

Even though the preferred stock purchase agreement between the GSEs and the Treasury Department limits Fannie’s and Freddie’s capital reserves to $3 billion each, FHFA still requires the enterprises to undergo the stress test evaluation each year…

“Independent mortgage bankers, venture capital firms and commercial banks are all looking to buy,” said Larry Charbonneau of Charbonneau & Associates, Houston.

A decline in interest rates typically helps increase mortgage originations, but this time is different, according to Fitch.

The FDIC approved some relief for banks from the Volcker rule regarding hedging of mortgage servicing rights.

Priorities for the House Financial Services Committee this fall include increasing access to homeownership via the FHA.

"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.