In other words, Ocwen should have told shareholders that there was an MOU with the MMC.

Although it lost money on an accounting basis, its funds from operations, or FFO, came in at $78.2 million compared to $64.3 million for 1Q16.

The securitization of income-property mortgages nosedived in the first quarter of 2017, with most of the downturn in the volatile non-agency sector, according to an Inside MBS & ABS analysis. A total of $48.29 billion of MBS backed by commercial properties was issued in the first quarter, down 27.7 percent from the previous period. Although production was down 6.1 percent from the same period in 2016, it was close to the average quarterly volume of $49.35 billion that the market has produced since the beginning of 2014. The average for the 2011-2013 period was just $32.00 billion. Average volume is...[Includes one data table]

Some of the slowdown in non-agency CMBS is likely due to lingering uncertainty about risk-retention requirements, which took effect at the end of 2016.

A Radian spokeswoman said the investigation “does not appear to be specific” to Green River Capital…

Some in the industry believe the GSE common shares are essentially worthless with the junior preferred falling into the category of being a speculative bet.

In 2012, the g-fee disparity fell to about 6 bps. By 2013 it was just about gone. And you can credit Ed DeMarco…

One GSE watcher called it, "The biggest company quarterly profit since the Roman Empire, adjusted for inflation of course.”

Invitation Homes also has unsecured warehouse loan agreements with its sponsor…

A former Fannie executive said it was always his belief the GSE charter allowed for multifamily financing but the idea was to fund “vertical” homes and not “horizontal.”