Another refi boomlet? One Long Island-based mortgage executive told us this: “Locks doubled from the day before and are up 30 percent over the previous 10 days”…

New York Law School professor Richard Epstein took issue with Judge Lamberth’s ruling that HERA doesn’t take away any “cognizable property rights.”

Are Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac executives just wage slaves? And is there something wrong with that?

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

FHFA Director Mel Watt wants to ban companies from using their captive insurance affiliates from joining the FHLB system.

So, is now a good time to buy into Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? It's a game not for the faint of heart.

However, a separate lawsuit filed by Pershing Square Capital Management in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims is unaffected by Judge Lamberth’s ruling.

One active NPL bidder has been Lone Star Funds, but sources tell IMFnews the hedge fund has been having a “brain drain” of sorts when it comes to talent.

Sources close to the matter noted that Ocwen is involved, but it’s not a trade group.

Hell hath no fury like an agency whose new issuers are not actually issuing (MBS)...