The U.S. Treasury Department – the owner of Fannie/Freddie senior preferred – is the entity that owns the keys to the ownership kingdom…

Better.com was founded in 2016 as Better Mortgage with an emphasis on loan origination technology and non-commissioned loan consultants. A few months back, the lender secured $160 million of additional financing.

In the same 10-Q filing, Fannie makes it clear that it does not like one bit the prohibitions the FHFA has placed on its ability to offer volume-based pricing discounts to its seller/servicers. It also chafes at the notion of “similar restrictions" and being forced to operate a cash window for small lenders...

So now the big question: Are nonbanks really that risky when compared to depositories? A few decades ago, Congress had to bail out the savings and loan industry to the tune of $150 billion.

Compared to the same month a year ago, both sectors have trimmed workers: mortgage bankers by 5,300, brokers by 3,800.

If Fannie and Freddie are in fact released from conservatorship will they quickly rebuild their lobbying shops?

“Acting” is a title worn by many political appointees in the current administration…

In case you haven’t noticed, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury was at 1.86% as IMFnews went to press compared to 1.46% in early September. That’s a difference of 40 basis points…

Happy Holidays from the FHFA: Certain Fannie Mae executives will see a reduction in "deferred" compensation...

And now for the big question: Where do we go from here?