So now the big question: Are nonbanks really that risky when compared to depositories? A few decades ago, Congress had to bail out the savings and loan industry to the tune of $150 billion.

Compared to the same month a year ago, both sectors have trimmed workers: mortgage bankers by 5,300, brokers by 3,800.

If Fannie and Freddie are in fact released from conservatorship will they quickly rebuild their lobbying shops?

“Acting” is a title worn by many political appointees in the current administration…

PennyMac – launched by former Countrywide Financial executive Stanford Kurland in 2008 – has been using the MSP servicing platform since its inception.

In case you haven’t noticed, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury was at 1.86% as IMFnews went to press compared to 1.46% in early September. That’s a difference of 40 basis points…