The average credit score for FHA loans in Ginnie MBS issued during the first quarter was 671.1, the lowest level since the agency began reporting loan-level data…

Also, there’s a growing fear that in the absence of Congressional action, a free-market leaning Treasury Department, in tandem with a Trump-appointed FHFA director, might alter the way GSEs operate...

Earlier in the month, Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-TX, said he is open to “other pathways…”

It appears the mortgage real estate investment trust sector – a somewhat stable universe the past few years – might be ready for a major rollup, courtesy of margin compression and tighter margins.

The Angel Oak Companies has officially entered the small-balance commercial loan market, focusing on credits of $5 million or less for a host of properties, including multifamily, industrial, mixed-use, retail and medical.

The average loan size is $285,547 with the average LTV coming in at 70.0 percent.

PennyMac entered the broker channel in January and took in $7 million worth of product during the first quarter…

Here’s a prediction: GSE reform legislation will only pass if, and when, the Democrats take control of the House, Senate and the White House.

“Los Angeles, San Francisco and Boston continue to be quite supply-constrained,” said First Republic CEO James Herbert.

If past is prologue, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Watt might be on the job a lot longer than Jan. 6, 2019, which is when his five-year term expires. That is, if he wants to stay.