With some mortgage companies trading below their liquidation value, is now the time to stage a takeover? It depends. Meanwhile, former FHFA Director Mark Calabria this week broke his silence on what may lie ahead for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Calabria also believes Treasury’s ability under HERA to come to the rescue of the enterprises probably ended in 2009...

Broeksmit said MBA “strongly favors a robust private market"...

The ban on cryptocurrencies isn’t just on the borrower side of the transaction...

Volume increased in the risk-transfer deals issued by Freddie and Fannie. However, unpaid principal balance on the covered pools declined. (Includes data chart.)

Small lenders may be able to avoid some of the margin requirements by diversifying the pool of broker-dealers they use for hedging.

Falling revenues and a decline in loss reserves at Fannie and Freddie signal the end of the housing boom and a return to revenue normalcy.

Both government-sponsored enterprises have now formally banned the use of virtual currencies for conventional mortgages.

SFA raised concerns about how the appropriate net worth, capital and liquidity requirements for seller/servicers are calculated.

UWM CEO Mat Ishbia: “That’s why I’m the CEO. I feel pretty good about what we’re doing here"...