FHFA has handed over a list of CEO candidates to Spencer Stuart, which bills itself as an international recruiting firm with 54 offices in 29 countries.

CashCall may be in trouble with New York State. So, where's Senator Reed's GSE bill?

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid appears to have come out in support of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. But will other elected officials follow suit?

Stated-income loans are being offered at 5.49 percent as long as the borrower puts down 20 percent. Meanwhile, Walter wants to keep its contract terms with Fannie Mae secret.

According to figures compiled by IMF, U.S. Bank Home saw its residential fundings slip to $18.62 billion in the second quarter compared to $22.46 billion in the first.

Wells Fargo cuts 760-plus mortgage workers. Meanwhile, Bexil American enters the New Jersey market through the wholesale channel.

In the wake of EverBank’s recent exit from the wholesale/broker channel, there appear to be signs of expansion in the sector with nonbanks leading the charge. But mortgage brokers shouldn’t get their hopes up too much: Many of those expanding are nonbanks and none are likely to fill the void created by the megabanks – Bank of America, Chase and Wells Fargo – which began pulling out three years ago. “I truly believe...

Who says that wholesale lending through loan brokers is dead? Carrington Mortgage and other firms are expanding in the sector.

Is refi specialist CashCall still on the auction block?

Mortgage brokerage firms added new workers in June but at a very slow pace, a sign that the origination market is slowing.