HUD tells the mortgage industry: “Due to the federal government shutdown, the information on this website may not be up to date…”

The White House may be committed to GSE reform, but Republicans are not...

Freddie Mac set a new company record for multifamily lending last year by financing $73.2 billion in loan purchase and guarantee volume. That’s a noteworthy 30 percent increase from the $56.8 billion financed in the previous year and translates to 820,000 units. Freddie attributes the growth to a host of new offerings and executions. The GSE set records in small-balance loans, targeted affordable housing and its Green Advantage businesses. “The strength of our innovative products, underwriting and world-class securities brings liquidity to every corner of the multifamily market,” said David Brickman, Freddie’s executive vice president and head of multifamily.

Total non-mortgage ABS production climbed to $211.72 billion in 2017, the market’s strongest year for new issuance since 2007…

The lone bank bucking the trend was U.S. Bank, Minneapolis, which funded $12.5 billion, a 3.3 percent improvement from the prior period.

IRLCs generally last 30 to 60 days, with lenders agreeing to make a mortgage at a particular interest rate prior to funding the loan.

The plaintiffs argue that the GSEs and their private stockholders did not receive any consideration in exchange for the net worth sweep…

The nonbank share of agency servicing grew by 4.7 percentage points during 2017.

Authoritative numbers on the size of the non-QM space are difficult to come by.

Watt and his staff do not want taxpayers to foot the bill for failing mortgage guarantors…