Some believe the FHA MMIF minimum capital standard should be 4.5 percent, not 2.0 percent.

Jumbo mortgages have provided commercial banks and thrifts with good profits margins. Of course, it helps that deposit rates are almost non-existent.

The loans to be included in the deal are similar to the types of mortgages that have been included in jumbo MBS issued in recent years.

Industry analysts suggest that while liquidity for new jumbo MBS remains limited, the securities can be a good investment.

The authors want the Treasury Department to end the quarterly profit sweep and allow Fannie and Freddie to raise about $100 billion in additional capital through several rounds of new common stock sales...

The interim guidelines modify three key areas where lender-complaints have been common, including a revision to the calculation of the owner-occupancy ratio.

A handful of hedge funds were salivating at the prospect of shorting loanDepot's stock...

“I didn’t see any bold, new assertions in here,” said one legal source. “I think the CFPB has its theory and they’re sticking to it…”

The third-quarter figure was the largest new insurance written total for the industry since 1Q 2008, when private MIs booked $72.17 billion of new coverage.

It's unclear how the Indianapolis-based Stonegate will compensate for the anticipated loss in originations once it closes the 47 branches.