Real estate investment trusts are beginning to scale back their investments in MBS. Meanwhile, some are hunting for MSRs.

Since the housing bust, the Federal Reserve has purchased roughly $1.1 trillion of MBS backed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae.

HUD wants the authority to fix the government's ailing reverse mortgage program.

Hedge funds are paying as much as 20 cents on the dollar for preferred stock in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Meanwhile, the GSE buyback war is not over yet.

Although loan broker employment continues to rise, the market share for table funding declined in the first quarter, according to exclusive survey figures from Inside Mortgage Finance.

The interim final rule authorizes the FHFA to review compensation of an executive officer at any of the GSEs.

Are investors making a big mistake by speculating in Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac common and preferred?

Loan brokerage firms are continuing to hire, even though their market share declined slightly in the first quarter.

Essent, the number-five player in mortgage insurance, has received ratings from both S&P and Moody's.

One investor paid $100,000 per unit for a special class of Fannie Mae preferred.