S&P recently downgraded its view of home prices at the national level to overvalued from undervalued. How rating services view home prices plays a role in credit enhancement levels for non-agency MBS.

Barclays was an active issuer of non-agency MBS in the lead-up to 2008, but the firm hasn't issued a deal with newer loans since then.

Mortgage due diligence and quality control provider The Stonehill Group will soon have a new owner...

Early-stage delinquencies jumped in the third quarter, prompting a quarterly increase in the total past-due rate. Many borrowers that have been in forbearance for 18 months are also reaching the end of their payment holidays. (Includes data chart.)

Complaints regarding loan closings declined at the fastest rate during the third quarter...

Brandon Filson, AOM’s chief financial officer, said the company has the potential to generate returns of roughly 12% to 15% from whole loans...

Home Point will keep originating FHA/VA products but it won't be servicing the loans. An opportunity for someone else?

While FoA is originating many more traditional mortgages than reverse mortgages, much of the lender's profits are coming from reverses...

Mortgage-related gripes to the CFPB declined by 14% in the third quarter. Loan mods showed the weakest improvement, with complaints down 5%. (Includes two data charts.)

Among the major contributors to expanded-credit MBS, Sprout and HomeXpress Mortgage had the biggest jumps in securitized loans...