After all, didn’t America suffer a housing “depression” because credit was too loose? Some GOP conservatives in Congress live by the edict: those who can own; those who can’t rent…

At press time, the firm’s share price was getting crushed, down 25 percent on the day to a new 52-week low of $19.89.

Servicing brokers expect a land rush of servicing deals before yearend.

Buyers of “bulk” Ginnie mortgage servicing rights will have to meet the test by January 2015.

Charbonneau, Klein and other advisors report that mortgage M&A activity is the strongest it has been in years.

What does IBM have to do with the mortgage business? Actually quite a bit, IBM is one of Fannie Mae’s largest technology vendors...

In defining misrepresentations, FHFA will set a minimum number of loans that must be identified with one of the six trigger elements.

In the second quarter REITs increased their investments in MBS by 9.7 percent on a sequential basis – the largest increase among any investor type tracked by IM&A.

Bill Dallas, who runs Skyline Lending, told us he believes the “new” non-agency movement is beginning right now. “Today, we‘re doing 90 percent agency,” he said. “In 2017 the ratio will be 60 percent agency.”

According to one analyst, "Ackman is reloading the boat with the extra cash he has on hand. Hopefully, others will join him.”