The outstanding carrying value advances for the 12 Federal Home Loan Banks increased during 2012 as the demand for advances showed signs of regional stabilization and certain FHLBank members increased their use of advances, according to the recent annual report by the FHLBank Office of Finance.

The three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit overturned a lower court’s ruling from last summer which determined the FHFA was not acting as conservator but as regulator when the agency halted GSE involvement with PACE programs.

The MBA tells regulators that financial companies shoudn't be held resonsible for social media communications of individual staffers.

A House Democrat proposes a bill to lower the cap on the Mortgage Interest Deduction. Meanwhile, could Sen. Sherrod Brown succeed Tim Johnson as Senate Banking Committee Chair?

Sellers of 'flow' and 'bulk' mortgage servicing rights are seeing a noticeable increase in prices for their MSRs as buyers chase both quality and bargains.

Roughly 270 depositories reported some mortgage buyback activity for 2012 but overall repurchases fell to a four-year low. Is the worst of the problem now over?

Inside MBS & ABS found big gains in the securitization of most commercial property types, including a huge surge in mortgages on hotels and motels.

MBS investing REITs continue to tap the equity market for cash, which means the sector is healthy. Right?

Fannie Mae may be having second thoughts about selling nonperforming loans into the secondary market where cash-rich investors are waiting with bated breath.

Is the tide turning on residential delinquencies suffered by banks or do the numbers look better because the group is selling legacy MSRs?