The Federal Housing Finance Agency decided to call off plans to announce a decision regarding alternative credit scores. Some credit-score providers are disappointed. The Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac regulator spent years discussing the topic and months reviewing comments on credit-scoring options after issuing a request for input last year. But it abruptly called off going any further and said it will now focus on implementing credit-score provisions in the recently enacted Dodd-Frank reform legislation. Under the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act, which passed in May, the FHFA is required to issue new rules that set standards and approval criteria for how the GSEs validate their credit-score models.

Some warehouse lenders are nervous about the VA ‘orphan loan’ mess as well, sources told Inside Mortgage Finance…

At least two foreign-based investment banks are ready to enter the non-QM market...

According to a tally by Inside Mortgage Finance, few warehouse providers bucked the trend of falling commitments.

Barry Habib, who heads MBS Highway, believe that within two years, the U.S. will be in a recession...

The nation’s warehouse providers ended the first quarter with $63.0 billion of commitments on their books, a slight decline from yearend and a gain compared to March 2017, but the numbers mask some of the pain being felt in the sector. [Includes one data chart.]

One consultant said he’s conducted 14 warehouse reviews on lenders this year with 11 of them turning a profit and three losing money.

Rep. Waters wants CFPB acting director Mulvaney to turn over documents regarding meetings he's had with the industry...

Radian's mortgage and real estate services division – which includes due diligence provider The Clayton Group – continues to struggle...

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