Roughly $5 billion worth of expanded-credit loans were stranded, looking for a home but investors wouldn’t bite unless the originator/seller was willing to take a major haircut on the sale. And many did.

Higher delinquencies should lead to more Fannie/Freddie loan buybacks, but we're not there yet, thanks, in part, to forbearance...

Fannie and Freddie warn that g-fees could spike...

With nonbanks continuing to steal market share away from depositories, warehouse commitments have been going through the roof. Of course, ultra low mortgage rates help...

In the case of the GSEs, multifamily loans are not covered by the extension...

Gordon Albrecht of FCI Lender Services, the nation’s largest hard-money subservicer: "We [have been] getting a ton of requests for forbearance, but we’re a subservicer, so we have no authority to do any type of forbearance without the lender’s direction and permission.”

Assuming an average prevailing interest rate of 2.99%, Fannie Mae estimates that 64% of all mortgages are at least 50 basis points "in the money."

But there’s something else to think about here. Let’s say Democrat Joe Biden (DE) wins the White House in November. After being sworn into office, will he act swiftly to dismantle this very controversial loan-level private adjustment?...

Roughly 68% of the collateral is located in California. The seller would like to strike a sale agreement by the end of September.

Mining for gold in the hills of the mortgage vendor community? Hey, isn't that Bill Foley?