In a research note published Friday, Cowen & Co. notes the letter is an indication these groups believe allowing the GSEs to retain capital will prolong the conservatorships.

ATTOM’s Daren Blomquist: “In markets where distressed discounts have largely dried up, flippers are showing more willingness to leverage financing when acquiring properties…”

An impossible scenario, one that keeps Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Watt up a night? We shall see...

Commercial banks were one of the most active buyers of residential MBS during the April-June cycle...

The signors add: “We … believe the debate over recapitalizing a broken system distracts from the critical structural issues that Congress must address to ensure that the federally supported secondary market serves key, bipartisan objectives.”

Another refi spurt in the works? It may’ve looked that way a few weeks ago, but...

Finance of America’s backers include The Blackstone Group…

The average gain in equity clocked in at $12,987 for homeowners.

Originators will not have to maintain different practices based on their loan volume…

“Everybody’s going online to shop for most of their products, and mortgages are starting to happen the same way,” said Tim Anderson, director of eServices for DocMagic, during an Inside Mortgage Finance webinar…