The trade group also found that refinancings are declining as well: down to 48.7 percent of all new applications from 49.5 percent for the week ending Oct. 20.

Look for another reverse mortgage lender to hit the auction block...

The total unpaid principal balance for mortgages backing the deal has yet to be disclosed.

There continues to be some nervousness about VA receivables because of streamlined refinancings, although regulators are trying to curb abuses in the program.

Aggressive refinancing now occurs immediately after the six-month window has expired, as some of the activity may have shifted into the custom pool market…

It’s Deephaven’s third nonprime MBS deal of the year…

You might say that in the end, Treasury cannot lose when it comes to the GSEs...

According to Inside Mortgage Finance, Nationstar is the nation’s fourth largest servicer based on June 30 figures.

In the Chase MBS, 44.3 percent of the loans were originated by correspondents…

In late December, Freddie will make its regular quarterly dividend payment to the U.S. Treasury, which holds its senior preferred shares. When it does, most of the $4.67 billion in net earnings will be swept into the general fund.