Mortgage bankers continue to talk about declining refi applications but purchase money firms remain mostly optimistic about their prospects.

Stan Middleman, founder and CEO of Freedom Mortgage, will buy $20 million worth of stock in the new REIT, which (of course) has ties to Freedom.

The secondary market for residential servicing rights remains robust.

JPM is losing certain staffers to Freedom Mortgage. Meanwhile, is Art Ringwald contemplating a return to mortgage banking?

One source said Bexil shareholders will hold a meeting on the issue, possibly by week’s end.

The recent rate spike is causing concerns in the jumbo market, particularly for issuers.

Are huge origination profits a thing of the past? Meanwhile, time is running out on the White House GSE petition.

One of the best kept secrets in the servicing sector is a “bifurcated” mortgage program initiated by Fannie Mae that has been gathering momentum over the past six months.

Want to issue MBS in the mortgage market of the future? Better bring your wallet.

Piper Jaffray owns 8.72 percent of Bexil Corp., the parent of Bexil American Mortgage. Meanwhile, ICBA likes the Corker-Warner bill, but...