Morgan Stanley is packaging GSE-eligible mortgages for investment properties into non-agency MBS.

Inflation figures for March were higher than anticipated, leading to a spike in the 10-year Treasury yield.

Rocket plans to offer its AI platform to other companies later this year.

Better saw improvements in its pull-through rates in a pilot program in which the lender paid its LOs commissions. The lender found that its no-commission model didn’t work well for purchase mortgages.

The FDIC’s updated economic inclusion strategic plan includes a goal to increase mortgage lending by banks. The plan leans heavily on education and outreach, though CRA credit could also be an option.

The mortgage process met or exceeded the expectations of many homebuyers; interest rates look to be too high for potential homebuyers; the defect rate on mortgages declined again; tech vendor raises $19 million; Altisource Asset Management exits mortgage market.

The OCC is using staff skilled in the analysis of complex models to support fair lending exams of banks.

Hiring activity in March was stronger than expected, which could help prompt the Fed to delay cutting interest rates.

Will the allegations against United Wholesale Mortgage amount to anything more than a slight decline in the nonbank's stock?

CRT deals involving auto loans typically have a pro rata structure, which can create more risks for investors than the sequential pay structure in ABS transactions. Structures are also evolving, including a deal issued by a nonbank in partnership with a bank.