The change is part of the agency’s continuing focus on risk management as its book of business continues its historic shift toward nonbank mortgage servicers that have come to dominate its $2.0 trillion-plus portfolio.

Quicken was the market leader in retail lending with UWM taking top honors (by far) in the wholesale category. Wells Fargo was the top correspondent buyer in 2Q19…

Lenders pooled $44.70 billion of single-family forward mortgages into Ginnie MBS last month. It was the highest monthly total since July 2015…

The flow of broker-originated FHA and VA loans into Ginnie MBS increased by 63.1% during the second quarter, hitting $16.78 billion...

Jumbo lending soared by 67.2% sequentially while expanded-credit lending increased by a modest 18.8%, Inside Mortgage Finance found…

In addition, the new rules would establish an allowable range for commercial space between 25% and 60%, which would make it less cumbersome for mixed-use communities to obtain FHA approval. 

Big changes coming to the FHA condo market? Look for a big announcement on Wednesday...

At Fannie and Freddie, cash-out refinance volume was up 16.0% from June, while rate-term transactions rose 12.6%.

In its analysis of the Fair Housing Act, the Supreme Court noted the importance of limiting disparate-impact liability so as not to hinder lenders…