Several brokerage firms are working on MSR transactions…

Celink, a servicer of reverse mortgages, has agreed to pay the federal government $4.25 million for violating the False Claims Act...

The rule creates two types of cash-out refinances…

Capital Alpha Partners: “Mnuchin’s job is in danger the same as any cabinet member under Trump...."

FEMA said it is working determine what options exist to enable the National Flood Insurance Program to allow the sale and renewal of flood insurance policies to continue during the government shutdown.

Brian Chappelle, a principal in Potomac Partners told IMFnews that his lending clients “are starting to worry.”

The Department of Veteran Affairs’ interim final rule on cash-out refinancing appears to be a positive move for borrowers and investors, especially for higher coupon MBS but potential loopholes could seriously weaken it, analysts warned.

Meanwhile, acting Ginnie Mae President Michael Bright still awaits Senate confirmation, even though he was officially nominated to the post by President Trump on May 15.

Banks, savings institutions and credit unions held a combined $3.005 trillion of unsecuritizedsingle-family mortgages in portfolio as of Sept. 30…

FHA says positive trends in the housing sector have weakened the need for the multi-year warranty.