Much of the product is projected to come from California, Florida and Texas.

Lenders estimated that ATR/QM added $139 per loan to their ongoing origination costs.

In the first quarter, 12.61 percent of purchase loans sold to the GSEs fell into the highest risk category…

Fannie Mae's Renee Schultz said the decision to offer property inspection waivers is probably the longest running pilot the GSE has ever had…

Surely, conservatives are applauding the way Mulvaney is trying to remake the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...

It’s not clear if the REIT sector will amp up its participation in credit-risk transfer deals offered by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac…

Starwood Property Trust, a REIT largely focused on commercial mortgages, has been stockpiling non-QMs…

A former Fannie executive (pre-federal takeover) said that when he worked at the GSE, “We looked at doing this, but were told it wasn’t in the charter and so we didn’t proceed.”

Flagstar says the problem is exacerbated by a lack of inventory in certain geographic markets…

The nation’s warehouse providers ended the first quarter with $63.0 billion of commitments on their books, a slight decline from yearend and a gain compared to March 2017, but the numbers mask some of the pain being felt in the sector. [Includes one data chart.]