Loans in a new RPL MBS from MFA were originated in 2005, on average.

Federal regulators have several mortgage-related regulatory revisions in the works, including standards for qualified mortgages and membership at the Federal Home Loan Banks.

Fix-and-flip lending recovered in 2021 from a pandemic-led slowdown the previous year. Originations of short-term loans shot up nearly 75% on an annual basis. (Includes data chart.)

Document automation led to an increase in non-QM lending and savings for theLender, according to a new case study by GoDocs.

The largest table-funder of loan brokers is United Wholesale Mortgage...

The broker share of conventional-conforming mortgages declined on a sequential basis to 20.3% in the first quarter of this year, according to surveys of various lenders. (Includes two data charts.)

Overall, banks saw a 24% decline in mortgage banking income in the first quarter of 2022. Many banks bucked the trend with large increases in income compared with the previous quarter. (Includes data chart.)

Fannie Mae will publish refi application activity on a weekly basis, helping MBS investors better gauge prepayment trends.

Recent court rulings on litigation involving non-agency MBS issued prior to 2008 are setting new precedents, with broad ramifications.

Mortgage Capital Trading reported an even sharper drop of 10.1% for purchase rate-locks...