Some mortgage market participants suggested the CFPB replace the DTI ratio standard with a different measure, such as a residual income test.

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.

A thirst for yield has spurred some large big-name banks to invest in hard-money loans, albeit quietly…

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.

According to figures compiled by Inside Nonconforming Markets, in the first half of the year Deephaven ranked eighth among all expanded-credit mortgage lenders with total production of $650 million.

Some $57.16 billion of residential mortgages with a business or commercial purpose were originated during the review period, accounting for 3.7% of total originations.

Ocwen Financial remains the largest subprime servicer in the nation with a portfolio north of $62 billion…

One Fannie/Freddie historian reminded us recently that there used to be a conforming loan limit for GSE multifamily loans. The big question: Why did it disappear?...

Ocwen Financial’s jumbo servicing portfolio nearly doubled in the past year, though that’s due to the acquisition of PHH…

In terms of new HELOC commitments for the second quarter, Bank of America led the pack with $2.77 billion, followed by Wells Fargo ($1.91 billion) and Citizens Bank ($1.50 billion).