A quick check of rates this morning found that firms such as Sebonic and Aurora Financial were offering 30-year fixed-rate loans at 3.75 percent with no points.

The borrower listed his cellphone number on the loan modification documents, but then defaulted.

Remember the nonprime MBS deal that Angel Oak was working on with Nomura? The transaction may be on again...

However, the ground breaking MBS from Lone Star did not receive ratings and was not subject to requirements from the SEC regarding the disclosure of third-party due diligence.

A former FHA commissioner, Stevens said GSE reform should include a new charter for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...

Many wealthy borrowers feel rich because they’re sitting on huge stock market gains achieved over the past few years. But now...

Delinquencies are receding in the government-sponsored enterprises’ holdings of Alt A mortgages but outsized losses from the loans are still an issue.

A recent shift in the purchase-mortgage market share toward the government-sponsored enterprises appears to be part of seasonal home buying patterns rather than direct competition for mortgages with low downpayments.

The Mortgage Bankers Association's non-seasonally-adjusted application index increased by 3.0 percent compared with the previous week, with the increase driven by refinances.

If the Federal Housing Finance Agency implements a principal reduction program that applies to all delinquent mortgages serviced by the government-sponsored enterprises that have negative equity, the Housing Finance Policy Center estimated that 14,563 principal-reduction mods would be completed.