Banks were the top nine jumbo lenders, led by Wells Fargo with $41.49 billion in originations, accounting for a healthy 15.8 percent of all jumbo lending.

However, the CFPB official said the no-action letters would not give a requesting entity an exemption from complying with any statutory or regulatory rules.

New Penn is considering loosening the residual income requirements on its non-QM loan, an adjustment aimed at jumbo borrowers.

No reason for panic yet: Only two jumbo (MBS) borrowers are currently more than 60 days delinquent and the foreclosure process has yet to start for either.

Is it that the FHFA doesn't want to take a stand on g-fees because it fears alienating the industry?

Bonds backed by nonperforming residential mortgages could reach $6 billion this year. But all of the deals are "private."

The watchdog arm of Congress noted that the Treasury hasn’t implemented 6 out of 24 recommendations relating to housing programs funded by the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

Quick question: What’s the difference between student loan debt and mortgage debt? One is impossible to extinguish by going through bankruptcy.

Calvin Wong of Morningstar noted that rating shopping is most obvious in the commercial MBS market

The senior tranche on the Chase jumbo deal has credit enhancement of 9.90 percent.