It remains to be seen whether the language of the bill will be incorporated into the regulatory relief package…

Nemec oversaw a retail network of 250 branches...

Annaly executives have purchased $24.3 million worth of company stock in the open market since 2011...

MBS-investing REITs boosted their holdings by 10.1 percent on a sequential basis…

Republicans are reportedly on board with the federal MBS guarantee but reluctant to backstop future guarantor entities…

The new MBS from JPM concentrates on jumbo mortgages. The average loan balance is $952,747.

Meanwhile, there’s already speculation that Capital One – known for its prowess in credit cards – might eventually re-enter the mortgage business in one way or another.

Lenders have complained about misleading and confusing labels when self-reporting loan defects…

“By contrast, the 2017 HECM portfolio has a negative capital ratio of 19.84 percent and a negative economic net worth of $14.5 billion,” HUD said in its summary.

More M&A deals are expected in the quarters ahead…