The Fed LO survey does not include sentiments expressed by loan officers and account executives who work at nonbanks…

The assessment matches the rating service’s “grade” on Caliber Home Loans, which issued the first AAA-rated nonprime MBS backed by new originations.

Banks continue to pull away from directly funding FHA loans in the retail channel, citing the potential legal liability…

With its consent order in the rear-view, look for Flagstar to do more deals, industry advisors told IMFnews...

Correspondent lending accounts for 21.4 percent of Stearns’ total origination volume, based on fourth quarter figures from Inside Mortgage Finance…

Among four depositories that publicly disclose their jumbo originations, First Republic Bank and Flagstar Bancorp posted increases…

In July, publicly traded REIT Two Harbors Investment Corp. announced it was discontinuing its mortgage conduit and securitization operations.

Dave Akre, who runs Whole Loan Capital, noted, “How can they stay in the mortgage origination business when servicing is a huge part of the borrower experience?”

PHH Corp., for years, has been trying to unload its entire mortgage franchise, a process complicated by both regulatory sanctions and large accounting losses tied to declining interest rates.

Nondepositories now dominate FHA production after several large banks exited the government program due to growing concern over potential liability arising from federal lawsuits…