At the end of March, the REIT valued its MSRs at 165 bps, the highest “mark” since the first quarter of last year...

FHFA turns the equitable housing finance plans of the GSEs and other agency-directed fair housing activities into regulations.

Home prices jumped in February after a slight decline the previous month.

At one point, Republic First’s mortgage unit focused on offering jumbo mortgages at below-market interest rates.

First-lien mortgage originations remained in a trough in the first quarter of 2024.

Only 36% of the lenders participating in the MBA’s report turned a profit in 2023, down from a 53% share of participants in 2022.

Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman noted issues with how the proposal on capital requirements for large banks would impact the MBS and ABS markets.

The $365.4 million deal is stocked with loans originated number a number of firms.

Elevated interest rates and limited housing inventory led to a tepid increase in pending home sales in March.

Workers across industries, including mortgage companies, had sent FTC comments describing how noncompetes compel them to endure jobs with poor working conditions. The MBA and other trade groups oppose the rule.