Annual adjustments in the GSE loan limit are required by law and FHFA regulations peg them to changes in an index of average house prices maintained by the agency. As of the most recent reading, the loan limit will easily climb over $500,000 in 2020, a threshold that will get people’s attention.

According to figures compiled by Inside Nonconforming Markets, in the first half of the year Deephaven ranked eighth among all expanded-credit mortgage lenders with total production of $650 million.

Some $57.16 billion of residential mortgages with a business or commercial purpose were originated during the review period, accounting for 3.7% of total originations.

Ocwen Financial remains the largest subprime servicer in the nation with a portfolio north of $62 billion…

One Fannie/Freddie historian reminded us recently that there used to be a conforming loan limit for GSE multifamily loans. The big question: Why did it disappear?...

Ocwen Financial’s jumbo servicing portfolio nearly doubled in the past year, though that’s due to the acquisition of PHH…

In terms of new HELOC commitments for the second quarter, Bank of America led the pack with $2.77 billion, followed by Wells Fargo ($1.91 billion) and Citizens Bank ($1.50 billion).

CDFI loans reduce the amount of risk Angelo Gordon is required to retain from the MBS.

FHFA modifies multifamily caps to help keep Fannie and Freddie from crowding out private investment.

“The QM patch expiration presents an opportunity for regulators to streamline certain rules to put the housing-finance sector on the best possible footing going forward,” Redwood said.