The FDIC will raise the question of a 30 percent downpayment but don't expect to see it in the final QRM rule.

FHA is seeing its cash reserves increase more than expected. Meanwhile, yet another mortgage vendor is laying off workers.

Just how brutal will this mortgage correction be? One thing's for certain: loan officers with close ties to Realtors and builders will be golden.

A spokesman for Wells Fargo told Inside Mortgage Finance that “most of the displacements were on the fulfillment/processing side” of the business and did not include loan officers.

When LoanDepot and imortgage.com merge don't expect any layoffs to occur. Meanwhile, speculators are shorting PHH's stock.

Cerberus Capital is contemplating purchasing additional mortgage banking firms. Meanwhile, the CFPB doesn't like what it sees in the servicing space when it comes to customer service.

Okay, so banking regulators have blown multiple Dodd-Frank rule making deadlines. But for now the QM rule is on track. Right?

Fannie Mae will lower its maximum LTV. Mortgage insurance firms are not happy. Meanwhile, NAMB blames shrinking application volumes on summer vacations.

PennyMac is once again stepping up to the NPL plate with some major deals. Meanwhile, cash-out refis continue to dwindle.

The IG's evaluation survey found that the total cumulative voluntary attrition rate at Fannie’s capital markets group “increased somewhat” from January 2010 through 2012.