Is the tide turning on residential delinquencies suffered by banks or do the numbers look better because the group is selling legacy MSRs?

According to an analysis by Fitch Ratings, the overall charges for a simple jumbo non-agency MBS across all note-holders would increase to between 6.3 percent and 8.2 percent under the new proposal.

Interest-only lending picked up steam in 2012 despite new regulations that make the loans less attractive from a 'qualified mortgage' point of view.

Moody’s said the JPMorgan Mortgage Trust 2013-1 has a weak representations and warranties framework, a restrictive rep and warrant enforcement mechanism and a lack of risk retention by Chase.

Holding fixed-rate mortgages in portfolio was considered a dangerous practice for depositories, but no more.

The long awaited recovery in the jumbo MBS market may finally be here as more banks plan to issue securities.

Stable interest rates are making refinancing less attractive to the newest mortgage borrowers, which should keep prepayment rates very low.

The share of cash purchases of homes increased for five consecutive months, hitting 32.3 percent in February, based on the three-month moving average.

Historically, many banks have deducted expenses associated with REO, but all that may soon change thanks to a new IRS ruling.

Several members that recently bolted from the American Securitization Forum are forming a new trade group.