On the servicing front, BOK Financial revealed that 4Q16 income was reduced because it left servicing-related hedges on the books for too long...

Some of the allegations surfaced in a Nov. 2016 letter sent to Congress by a former Wells LO named Frank Chavez...

In 2016, Fannie and Freddie guaranteed $973.72 billion of single-family loans, an 18.1 percent improvement from the year prior.

Deephaven's CEO, Matt Nichols, is a former managing director at Goldman Sachs where he worked for 12 years.

One loan officer said FHA should consider building a "true jumbo program that is exclusive of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac…”

Citigroup’s showing in originations paled in comparison to some of its megabank competitors...

As one former GSE stock analyst told us: “There’s no way they can be privatized. To maintain an AAA rating they would need 25 percent (I’m guessing) capital to assets. Even at 5 percent there is not enough spread to earn a market return on capital.”

Lenders interviewed by Inside Mortgage Finance were disappointed with the news that the MIP reduction would be scuttled, though some factions of the housing industry remain optimistic.

Late last year, RPM made what it called an “investment” in American Eagle Mortgage of Ohio…

The delinquency rate on the package is just 0.65 percent, based on number of loans…