Ginnie Mae officials often tout the popularity of their MBS in Asian and other overseas markets…

With time ticking toward a Dec. 24 compliance date, issuers of commercial MBS continue to try to develop structures that will meet risk-retention requirements. Richard Jones, a partner at the Dechert law firm, warned that the industry is “in trouble.” In an analysis published this month, he wrote, “We as an industry don’t have a scalable solution to the problem. We … do not know what this will cost, who will pay for it, and to what extent this is an existential risk to commercial real estate capital formation as it has been conducted for the past 25 years.” He noted...

The days of “kinder” and “gentler” TRID enforcement are a thing of the past…

Although Fannie bragged about the size of the CIRT deal, it did not identify its counterparties.

Late this week we were hearing reports about one mortgage cooperative that was trying to strike a deal with one of the GSEs regarding pricing breaks for its members...

The residential servicing market is a slow-changing glacier…

The CFPB will take all of the content and commentary it has provided informally during webinars and at industry events, reconstituting it into some type of formal, definitive, and authoritative guidance.

The ABS allows the following mortgage firms to service the assets: Nationstar, New Residential, Select Portfolio Servicing, Specialized Loan Servicing and Walter Investment Management.

FHFA chief Mel Watt also points out that the sale of Fannie’s existing properties will result “in substantial additional financial benefits.”

Eventually, Fannie Mae will sell its historic HQ site at 3900 Wisconsin Avenue in Washington, DC, and making a killing on the sale...