Also, there’s a growing fear that in the absence of Congressional action, a free-market leaning Treasury Department, in tandem with a Trump-appointed FHFA director, might alter the way GSEs operate...

“Los Angeles, San Francisco and Boston continue to be quite supply-constrained,” said First Republic CEO James Herbert.

Here’s a prediction: GSE reform legislation will only pass if, and when, the Democrats take control of the House, Senate and the White House.

The average loan size is $285,547 with the average LTV coming in at 70.0 percent.

PennyMac entered the broker channel in January and took in $7 million worth of product during the first quarter…

The Angel Oak Companies has officially entered the small-balance commercial loan market, focusing on credits of $5 million or less for a host of properties, including multifamily, industrial, mixed-use, retail and medical.

It appears the mortgage real estate investment trust sector – a somewhat stable universe the past few years – might be ready for a major rollup, courtesy of margin compression and tighter margins.

If past is prologue, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Watt might be on the job a lot longer than Jan. 6, 2019, which is when his five-year term expires. That is, if he wants to stay.

Freddie CEO Donald Layton told Inside MBS & ABS that implementation of the FHFA directive “has largely been complete.”

Freddie Mac had the biggest monthly increase at 22.9 percent…