The supply of outstanding ABS itself fell slightly in the fourth quarter, down 2.3 percent to $704.91 billion...

Refinance activity was heavy in the first half of 2015, and jumbo borrowers typically have more to gain by pulling the refi trigger.

In some quarters, experts wonder how much more nonbanks can grow given capital concerns and interest rate volatility.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency cautioned that the pilots are in their early stages...

How well the nonbanks have done with regulators – and dealing with volatile interest rate swings – is best looked at through the prism of their share prices. And in that regard, Ocwen Financial has suffered the most, easily.

February’s new issuance was also the lowest monthly total for the GSEs since May 2014...

The decline was largely based on a seasonal slump in purchase-mortgage activity. Looking forward, primary-market indicators point to a solid increase in consumer demand.

But the news wasn't all good: After peaking at $280 billion in the third quarter of 2015 – an eight-year high – purchase-mortgage originations tumbled 25 percent in 4Q...

If refinancings accelerate, Wells Fargo will need to step up production to protect its massive servicing portfolio...

In the wholesale/broker channel, United Wholesale was the volume leader for the year…