Redwood CEO Marty Hughes said pricing for jumbo MBS is currently strong, with execution on issuance better than execution for whole loan sales.

Average credit scores in the FHA program drifted slightly lower, while climbing 1.9 points for VA loans.

Meanwhile, selling Ginnie Mae receivables is still a difficult task…

Moody’s said many of the contributors to the MBS are small, regional entities that lack the sophistication of larger, more established originators.

“Since reaching a trough in mid-2013, the rebound in household debt has been led by student debt and auto debt, with only sluggish growth in mortgage debt,” said one New York Fed official.

Once the GSEs turned it around and showed a whiff of profit the speculators pounced and bought the shares on the cheap...

Higher FHA delinquencies may have been caused by administrative mistakes…

Caliber Home Loans climbed into second place in the wholesale-broker market thanks to a huge 63.7 percent gain in annual funding volume.

The Angel Oak family of mortgage lenders finished 2016 with roughly $700 million of nonprime/non-QM originations, according to officials at the company.

Officials at Ocwen warned of more financial turbulence throughout the year...