Mortgage applications decreased compared to a month earlier; home prices saw a steady increase for the third month in a row; many mortgage lenders are for simplifying closing cost descriptions; median annual downpayment amount decreases in the third quarter.

Large nonbanks grow their share of GSE MBS servicing but Chase still ranks number one in our rankings among servicers.

CFPB director Rohit Chopra said there has never been an "iota" of political motivation within CFPB investigations.

“Everybody is feeling pretty good right now,” said Joseph Lau, president and chief investment officer of LordCap Green, an investment manager, and chair of FIIN, summing up a poll of attendees at the ABS East conference.

FHFA plans for board structure changes; Justice Department sues Rocket over refi discrimination; Redwood markets jumbo ARM securitization; LoanCare launches digital recapture product.

The Democrats calculate that the cost of a FICO score has increased by as much as 400% over the past two years.

The increase in the use of primary MI during the third quarter was sharpest in refinances.

“If we had a major economic downturn, I don’t know what kind of havoc we would have right now, because there’s no stability,” said Ted Tozer, a former president of Ginnie Mae.

While production increased, mortgage-banking revenue at Western Alliance declined by 31.0%.

To this point, many of the jumbos Citi’s correspondent unit originates have been held for investment by Citi rather than delivered into the secondary market.