A signing bonus for an LO sounds nice, but keep in mind that a lender has to find a way to pay for that bonus, which could result in an increase in pricing.

On the residential side, the top hire was David Firestone, who carries the title of vice president of financial operations.

Did someone really pay a $300,000 signing bonuses to a new LO?

Nationstar Mortgage ranked first among non-agency MBS issuers, but its volume was tied to servicer advances.

Did to raise cash in a tough origination market? Sell your MSRs.

Over five years, Fannie and Freddie would be wound down, but would be allowed to be sold and recapitalized as private entities with different business plans.

A significantly bigger Ginnie Mae would be placed in charge of all MBS issued with a government backing while Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would be wound down and stripped of their government sponsorship under a bill filed last week by House Democrats. The legislation – the Partnership to Strengthen Homeownership Act, H.R. 5055, sponsored by House Democrats John Delaney (MD), John Carney (DE) and Jim Himes (CT) – has zero chance of gaining traction this year. It would create a new Ginnie Mae MBS backed by conventional mortgages that would have the full faith and credit of the federal government while tapping private capital to absorb some of the risk. The new structure under the Delaney-Carney-Himes bill would create...

Lenders are being careful about costs, but rising loan volumes could force some firms to hire, at least a little bit.

Industry reaction to the FHFA IG report on nonbank and small lender risk was swift. Maybe Fannie Mae is better off having Countrywide as its biggest customer again?

Luckily, JPM’s Jamie Dimon doesn’t care about such silly thing as mortgage rankings. (And he's not a big fan of FHA either.)