Nonbanks continue to request warehouse lines of credit but because of declining origination volumes, the thirst is easing somewhat.

The top contributors to the new Redwood Trust jumbo deal include George Mason Mortgage, Cole Taylor Mortgage, W.J. Bradley Mortgage Capital and PrimeLending.

The MSR sales machine is cranking up at MountainView.

Is a scandal brewing at FHA concerning how it handled the independent audit of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance fund or is it "politics"?

The Inspector General of the Federal Reserve has initiated an evaluation of the CFPB’s integration of enforcement attorneys into its examinations of banks and nonbanks.

Conix Inc. is in the market with an MBS backed by nonperforming mortgages. Could other deals be far behind?

Wells Fargo was the top-ranked non-agency jumbo lender in the first quarter with $9.67 billion, nearly double the next closest lender.

Cole Taylor Mortgage is getting serious about the servicing business. It purchased a portfolio from Liberty Savings and plans to start its own in-house platform.

There is at least one curiosity in the GSE draft bill: any individual who ever served as a director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency is prohibited from serving as a board member on the new Federal Mortgage Insurance Corp.

Ellington Management under new mortgage chief Steve Abreu may go on a purchase tear, rolling up companies.