Jumbo originations increased at First Republic Bank, but its mortgage gain-on-sale margin took a hit.

The non-cash share of home-purchase financing increased to 71 percent in June from 67 percent in February, based on the three-month moving average.

Flagstar hopes to unload $30 billion in residential servicing rights, but is contemplating selling even more in the way of MSRs.

Three years ago Cole Taylor Bank had no presence in the mortgage market until Willie Newman joined the bank and started a residential division.

Nationstar and Ocwen get poor servicing grades from J.D. Power & Associates. Meanwhile, Rep. Mel Watt headed to FHFA? Not so fast...

Banks have a strong track record on obtaining Ginnie Mae approvals, nonbanks not so much.

Wells Fargo, the nation's large home funder, accounted for almost 31 percent of total Ginnie Mae issuance during the first half of 2013.

Bank of America's mortgage business continued to recover in the second quarter, but its rep and warranties exposure remained high at $16.64 billion.

Sens. Bob Corker, R-TN, and Mark Warner, D-VA, say their mortgage reform measure strikes the right chord between Democrat and Republican concerns.

Is the great refi wave just about over?