The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has largely been “defanged” in the aftermath of 2016 elections, according to analysts at FBR Capital Markets.

The lag effect was particularly noticeable in the conventional-conforming market…

Clayton Holdings was the first firm to receive an assessment from rating services as a deal agent…

Groups backing the five-member commission idea include the Mortgage Bankers Association, the Consumer Mortgage Coalition and the Community Mortgage Lenders of America, among others.

Quicken, the nation’s third-largest home loan originator – and number two in retail – is continuing to add positions in “all areas of the business,” said a company official.

We can only assume Sen. Warner knows Freddie Mac is headquartered in his state, which means the company’s employees are his constituents.

The Atlanta-based Angel Oak hopes to double its sales force this year.

Flanagan once headed Cove Financial, which offered a unique rent-to-own product.

One possible snag is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Mark Filler, who departed “fix and flip” lender Finance of America Commercial early this spring, said he has amassed $1 billion of commitments from private equity investors and plans to enter the market once again, but this time as a buyer of properties. He also expects to launch a new business to provide advances to real estate agents based on their commissions, and then – if successful – roll out a similar program to fund mortgage brokers. He anticipates paying referral fees to mortgage companies that send business his way. “My goal is...