The Senate won't vote on the nomination of Rep. Mel Watt, D-NC, for director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, before leaving for its August recess.

Everbank is closing its wholesale business with mortgage brokers.

Mortgage production volume remained steady in the second quarter amid a growing purchase-mortgage market.

Combined net income for the 12 Federal Home Loan Banks jumped during the first six months of 2013.

Sen. Vitter seeks documents from the FHA.

A Fannie SVP noted that the GSE's whole-loan conduit allowed 1,100 lenders to deliver loans to Fannie for cash in 2012.

The Senate appears likely to vote on a number of mortgage-related issues this week.

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-OR, is continuing his pursuit to expand the Home Affordable Refinance Program to non-agency borrowers.

The House committee again approved legislation taking aim at mortgage rules established by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Small, unidentified lenders are accounting for an increasing share of contributions to non-agency jumbo mortgage-backed securities.