Analyst Henry Coffey: “It is worth noting, given expected home price appreciation, that a flat mortgage market should translate into a 4 percent or greater decline in actual mortgage unit count.”

Fix-and-flip lender LendingHome, San Francisco, has surpassed the $3 billion market in originations...

A handful of lenders offer one-month bank statement programs…

With originations expected to fall, lenders of all different stripes are carefully examining their staffing needs…

In his report, KBW analyst Bose George said, “While Mel Watt, director of the FHFA, was questioned about some of these issues in past congressional hearings, this will be the first hearing to focus exclusively on this topic.”

Issuers pooled $19.63 billion of FHA and VA refi loans during the third quarter, down 11.6 percent from the previous period…

One source familiar with Eli Global’s mortgage operations said layoffs have occurred at the company’s mortgage unit...

Frater was also executive vice president at PNC Financial Services...

Issuance trends for non-agency mortgage-backed securities stocked with newly-originated mortgages were mixed in the third quarter....

It appears that the Senate is ready to tackle industry complaints about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pilot programs. The Senate Banking Housing and Urban Affairs Committee announced this week that they will hold a hearing on Oct. 18 to discuss the oversight of pilot programs at the government-sponsored enterprises. …