In the past, some in the mainstream media have referred to nonbank mortgage lenders as “shadow” lenders, a phrase that residential finance professionals find pejorative…

Residential loan sales by banks totaled $151.79 billion in the second quarter, down 7.3 percent from the previous period.

MUFG Union Bank was the top wholesale lender in the jumbo market by a wide margin.

Ginnie Mae took umbrage at the IG’s findings, saying it was aware of the market share shift to nonbanks in 2012 and was already taking action…

The new Ginnie Mae buyout authority expires March 31 of next year…

Kroll Bond Rating Agency assigned AAA ratings to the deal.

The Mortgage Bankers Association is projecting that more than 4,600 residential finance professionals will attend its annual convention in Denver next month.

To some, CFPB Director Richard Cordray does not sound like a candidate…

FHFA Director Mel Watt is concerned about zero capital, but has not yet given any public indication he will do something about it...

All of the uptick in seller buybacks came from Fannie, where repurchases surged 21.5 percent from the first to the second quarter.