Our ranking of the nonconforming sector is divided among lenders that specialize in the products and those where it accounts for a small slice of production.

One lobbyist told Inside Mortgage Finance this week he believes that Watt eventually will strike a deal on the issue with Treasury, but he was uncertain how it might play out.

Hively’s resume includes stints at Goldman Sachs (where Nichols also worked), New Century Mortgage Co., and Option One Mortgage.

Total bank investment in residential MBS rose by $36.28 billion during the second quarter…

Having enough money to make a downpayment was a concern of 63 percent of millennial respondents…

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Today, Fannie and Freddie hold $13.50 billion of subprime and Alt A MBS. At the end of 2005, they had a staggering $258.67 billion in such assets.

Meanwhile, the leaders of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee have introduced S. 1751, a six-year extension bill with relatively minor reforms, as far as the Realtors are concerned.

The Trump administration has yet to announce a nominee for the top job at Ginnie Mae...

The proposed $4.3 billion merger of single-family rental operators Invitation Homes and Starwood Waypoint Homes will create a corporate landlord with 82,000 homes – and a behemoth of a potential client for Fannie Mae and possibly Freddie Mac. Earlier this year, Fannie agreed to provide Invitation Homes with $1 billion in financing. The deal broke new ground for the government-sponsored enterprise, but it also raised questions about whether a government-owned entity that received billions in taxpayer assistance should be lending money to a company (Invitation Homes) grubstaked by Wall Street. Since the Invitation-Fannie arrangement was unveiled, no other significant SFR financing vehicles involving a GSE has...