As might be expected, the move rattled lenders who are now trying to figure out the ramifications of a patch-less mortgage world...

Some $81.01 billion of non-mortgage ABS came to market in the first quarter, a hefty 85.8% gain from the previous period.

The two government-sponsored enterprises saw a steeper 20.4% drop in purchase-loan volume, while the government-insured market fell 16.9%...

Bottom line: These smaller shops will need to make additional capital investments to effectively compete against larger seller/servicers.

At press time, mortgage stocks were mixed (up or down slightly), with the exception of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Both were up about 5%...

Although the smart money is on a late May or early June decision in the GSE case, some observers believe the court could rule earlier than that —  in fact, the decision may be imminent.

The culprit: a downturn in purchase-mortgage activity...

In 2017, the Inspector General found 57 instances, over a five-year period, of violations of the COI policy in place at the time. The wrongdoers: senior executive officers...

RAMS: “Large, medium, and small originators are all in the same boat looking for new outlets for this product.”

“Here’s what it means to you,” said the CEO. “You’re going to start seeing that second homes and investment homes might have loan-level price adjustments"...