FHA staff could be furloughed if the federal sequester happens Thursday night.

Wells Fargo has not given up on mortgage lending JVs after all and has hired someone to manage them.

The "Qualified Mortgage" rule will survive any legal testing of the authority of CFPB chief Richard Cordray.

Wells Fargo says it is committed to its remaining joint venture lending partners but isn't giving out any names on the JVs.

JPMorgan Chase will slash thousands of mortgage workers over the next 20 months.

Nationstar Mortgage signs a new employment contract with one of its top executives, CFO David Hisey.

Jumbo loan prices are red hot.

Walter Investment is buying the residential origination platform of Ally Bank for next to nothing.

Joe Anderson, who worked at Countrywide Financial Corp. for 17 years and then Nationstar, is considered the top candidate to get the CEO job at Vericrest Financial.

Stonegate Mortgage has launched a new jumbo conduit, hiring Eric Schlotz, a 15-year veteran from GMAC-RFC in Minneapolis, to manage the operation.