Chuck Klein, managing director for Mortgage Banking Solutions, agrees that most of the coming M&A activity will center on small- and medium-sized shops.

The reassurance on TRID was given Wednesday morning to Richard Hunt, president and CEO of the Consumer Bankers Association...

The findings were based on results supplied by 359 residential originators.

Not only is the FHFA scrutinizing lender-paid mortgage insurance products, but the agency might require higher capital standards...

Portfolio holdings of mortgages also have increased at a faster rate for smaller banks than larger ones.

California, Virginia, Texas, Florida and Washington, in sequential order, retained their VA securitization ranking from 2014.

Two Harbors is outpacing a fellow REIT, Redwood Trust, in terms of jumbo MBS deals with the latter putting more of an emphasis on whole loan sales.

According to one trader, secured nonperforming seconds sell in the secondary market for one penny on the dollar to 20 cents on the dollar…

In partnership with former Lehman Brothers Managing Director Brian Libman, Blackstone is trying to carry out a “roll-up” strategy...

The FHA loans were originated through the bank’s mortgage subsidiary, First Horizon Home Loans, which was sold to MetLife Bank in August 2008.