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…

FHA originators use LRS for post-endorsement loan reviews, unconditional direct-endorsement test cases, lender monitoring reviews, and self-reporting of fraud…

Among the top 10 FHA direct lenders, not one was a bank. Quicken ranked first overall...

In a new report to its shareholders, Fairholme Capital Management notes the fund it manages owns a 4% position in the preferred shares of Freddie, “which currently trade at less than half of stated liquidation values, implying potential current yields of over 14% per annum.”

A political appointee, Eric Blankenstein worked at the CFPB for 18 months as policy associate director of supervision, enforcement and fair lending. He resigned in May of this year and now works at HUD...

PennyMac remained the largest nonbank servicer of agency loans with $325.12 billion on its books at the end of June…

Wells Fargo, for instance, reported $675.0 million in residential mortgage banking income for the second quarter, up just 2.1% from the previous period.