Mortgage REIT MFA Financial, New York, bought roughly $1 billion worth of loans during the fourth quarter...

An increase in retained earnings is a pre-cursor to GSE “recap and release,” or as Fannie/Freddie investors call it, the Holy Grail…

In the fourth quarter, Impac’s gain-on-sale margin increased 85 basis points to 203 bps, a reflection of its growing originations of non-QM loans.

A roundup of the week's developing news.

JPMorgan Chase is apparently warming up to the idea of financing non-qualified loan originators, according to at least two industry officials who claim to have knowledge of the matter.

In just over two weeks, the first quarter will come to an end with many conventional lenders closing the books on what likely was a trying three months — one shaped by lower originations, tight profit margins and worries about the future.

GSE Reform Hearings, Already?; The UMBS is Coming; NAR Pushes ‘Utility’ Plan…

The average daily trading volume in agency MBS totaled $229.9 billion in February, an 8.5% sequential decline from the previous month, according to figures compiled by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.

NAR would like to see Fannie and Freddie restructured as tightly regulated shareholder-owned utilities...

Thanks to declining interest rates, lenders are feeling more optimistic these days...