Among the four largest holders of first liens, only Bank of America decreased its portfolio in the second quarter.

Is it time to sell shares in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac?

CitiMortgage performed the worst on the assessment of non-agency HAMP activity for the second quarter of 2014, with the Treasury claiming that the servicer needs to make substantial improvements.

The top contributor to the new Redwood jumbo MBS is First Republic Bank with an 18.2 percent market share.

In an environment with limited jumbo originations, the transaction gives Chimera access to a large amount of seasoned residential mortgages that can be securitized into new investments.

Can former FHFA director Ed DeMarco affect the debate on the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? Can anyone?

Union Bank and First Republic Bank are the only banks in the top 10 to focus a large majority of their originations on jumbos.

The top contributors to the deal are New Penn Financial with a 23.1 percent share, EverBank Financial with 20.3 percent and Quicken with 19.8 percent.

The American Bankers Association believes GSE loan limits in much of the nation could be reduced.

Due diligence providers that work on MBS and ABS also will have to provide certifications to the rating services which will be disclosed on each rating issued.