Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have almost "repaid" their debt to the U.S. Treasury. But will it change the debate on the future of the GSEs?

How many loans per month should a loan officer be closing when times are lean? According to Dave Lykken of Mortgage Banking Solutions, if an LO isn’t closing at least six loans per month, they might want to consider employment elsewhere.

According to Bill Dallas, his young firm hopes to table fund as much as $20 million in November, its first full month of operation

An active mortgage wholesaler in California is letting account executives go. Stay tuned for details.

If Freddie Mac "pays back" the U.S. Treasury by year-end will it change the debate on the future of the GSEs?

When it comes to auditing mortgage lenders, does the CFPB know what it’s doing? It all depends on who you talk to. Also, the FHFA cracks down on force placed insurance (again).

One mortgage analyst who tracks the company said Nationstar is changing the way it “allocates capital” to certain of its business segments.

Two Harbors, a publicly traded REIT, is getting aggressive when it comes to MSR acquisitions.

FBR Capital Markets believes that smaller shops are not being counted in new estimates on loan production.

Is the White House ready to give up on Rep. Mel Watt, D-NC, to be the next director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency? Don’t bet on it.