This early tally — five of the seven typically rank among the top 20 lenders in the nation — suggests the mortgage originations train was holding steady on the tracks, though anecdotal evidence suggests the steam is dissipating.

Interestingly, NYCB, which reduced its presence in home lending long ago, will now be a major player once again.

Lenders both large and small are giving back to their communities. Credit the refi boom of 2020?

A thaw is in the air when it comes to auctioning off Ginnie Mae servicing rights...

The voluntary standards are in response to complaints from non-agency MBS investors regarding disclosure of loan performance amid the pandemic.

CSBS plans to reduce the subjectivity in standards for large nonbank servicers or potentially drop the standards altogether.

The combined overall delinquency rate for Fannie and Freddie dropped to 2.57% at the end of March...

The game is on: Ginnie Mae buyouts for loss mitigation/foreclosure purposes spiked in 1Q21 to $9.7 billion...

The rule “puts some real teeth behind the CDC’s COVID eviction moratorium,” according to Adam Levitin, a Georgetown Law School professor. He added that “some jurisdictions seem to be taking the CDC moratorium as merely advisory, rather than as binding law.”