When it comes to front-end GSE risk sharing deals, just say no?

According to Treasury Department reports, overseas investors held $821.3 billion of Fannie, Freddie and Ginnie MBS at the end of June, a 5.0 percent increase from March.

More bad news on appraisals: the on-time closing share has declined for four consecutive months…

Ginnie expects issuers to actively participate by issuing, servicing or subservicing agency MBS…

Tom Hutchens, SVP of sales and marketing at Angel Oak, said originations of nonprime non-QMs have predominantly been purchase mortgages. However, refinance activity is starting to increase…

Mortgage lenders, start your engines: the Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac loan limit is set to rise...

Meanwhile, bank whole loan portfolios have been increasing – largely because of the resurgence of jumbo mortgage originations, along with the recovery in home-equity lending.

The improved numbers suggest that the industry’s fears those rules would crush or even depress the market somewhat were overblown.

The Wells account and credit card scandal did not involve mortgages, but the bank is the nation’s largest overall home funder and retail originator.

A group of 13 publicly traded lenders reported a combined $1.72 billion in production and secondary marketing income for the second quarter.