With rates rising steadily since late last year and refinancing growing scarce, nonbanks are now experiencing weak origination volumes…

The company’s largest individual shareholder is Southern California businessman Richard Pickup...

Texas Capital: “Nonbank competitors may have a pricing advantage as they are not subject to the same capital maintenance requirements..."

Wells Fargo led the pack in GSE buyback activity for the fourth quarter…

India and the Philippines “are subject to relatively higher degrees of political and social instability and may lack the infrastructure to withstand political unrest or natural disasters,” Nationstar said.

Business levels at the two were not the same: Fannie MBS issuance was down 14.1 percent from January, while Freddie production was up 0.5 percent…

Issuance is increasing across various asset sectors, with many sponsors reporting improved pricing and growing interest from investors…

PHH’s common once traded as high as $28 a share, Ocwen $58 a share. Today they trade for $10.50 and $3.50, respectively…

Mortgage repurchases and indemnifications declined significantly in the fourth quarter of last year, according to a new Inside Mortgage Trends analysis of buyback disclosures filed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Lenders repurchased $230.4 million of single-family loans from mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by the two government-sponsored enterprises during the fourth quarter. That figure – which includes loans for which lenders indemnified ... [Includes two data charts]

Half of the six active private mortgage insurers in the market reported solid earnings gains on their core MI business during the fourth quarter of 2017, enough to offset losses at the other three firms. As a group, the private MI industry generated $834.7 million in pre-tax income from their U.S. mortgage insurance operations during the fourth quarter. That was up 7.1 percent from the previous period and raised full-year income to $3.06 billion. The full-year ... [Includes one data chart]