Mortgage leaders at this year's MBA annual event in Las Vegas said that creating more scale is one solution to turn a profit in a more costly mortgage production environment.

Mortgage leaders expect some form of government guarantee to stick around even if the GSEs exit conservatorship.

The risk of growing budget deficits and elevated inflation expectations will keep longer term rates from falling further, MBA believes.

The acquisition of Crescent Bank’s auto lending division brings servicing expertise to Arra Finance.

Low debt-to-income ratio levels and pool diversification should protect residential MBS investors from losses due to rising premiums for property insurance, according to Moody’s Ratings.

Fifth Third believes mortgages are key to establishing long-term customer relationships that include multiple financial services.

Cross-industry coordination will be key to increasing housing affordability, according to industry participants.

The Mortgage insurance firm is in the process of selling its mortgage conduit, Radian Mortgage Capital.

Shutdown-related job losses and furloughs would have the biggest impact on the Washington, DC, metro area, according to Kroll Bond Rating Agency.

Tighter underwriting standards at depositories are driving investors to seek funding from nonbanks at an increasing rate, according to Charles Goodwin, a vice president at Kiavi, a fix-and-flip lender.