Recent Treasury Department figures show foreign holdings of agency MBS grew by $42.9 billion from March to June…

Rising real estate values translate into more home equity for consumers, but that doesn’t mean they will tap it…

Combined, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae accounted for 63.0% of total home mortgage debt outstanding at the end of June.

If the QM "patch" disappears as scheduled in early 2021, some lenders might see originations plummet. At least, that's the fear...

Industry vet Bill Dallas of Finance of America: “The next two quarters will be pivotal for mortgage bankers.”

The press-shy Cenlar – which has a thrift charter – continued to dominate the subservicing rankings with a market share of 21.3%...

Three large nonbanks led the pack in GSE buybacks during the second quarter: Quicken Loans, Caliber Home Loans and loanDepot…

Back in 2011, large bank servicers – including Wells Fargo, JPMorgan and Bank of America – controlled roughly 94% of the mortgage servicing market, a fact cited in a new report from the Conference of State Bank Supervisors. Today, just four commercial banks rank among the top 10 servicers.

Read the tea leaves: Just 56.4% of second-quarter loan originations have been pooled in MBS. In recent years, the overall securitization rate has run at about 70%.

Annual adjustments in the GSE loan limit are required by law and FHFA regulations peg them to changes in an index of average house prices maintained by the agency. As of the most recent reading, the loan limit will easily climb over $500,000 in 2020, a threshold that will get people’s attention.