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The credit quality of U.S. commercial mortgages being packaged into bonds slipped further in the third quarter as borrowers piled on more debt, according to Moody's Investors Service.

BlackRock managed the year's largest sale of legacy mortgage assets Tuesday. Credit Suisse submitted a winning bid and quickly resold as much as 40% of the U.S. mortgage paper it bought.

Private insurers are considering a request by U.S. officials to guarantee mortgages for veterans — the fastest growing part of the market.

Making the GSEs out to be the villains of the mortgage crisis is an easy sell to a fearful and angry public, but doesn’t make it true. Partly due to this mindset, housing markets remain held hostage.

The Ryland CEO says new Fannie and Freddie low-down-payment loan products could have a big impact on next spring's selling season.

Freddie Mac has priced two bonds that offload the risk of a reference portfolio of mortgages insured by the agency.

The nation's largest mortgage lender is the first to say it will distribute the new Closing Disclosure to consumers, but other lenders, especially smaller ones, may not follow along.

Richard Davis says despite recently announced changes to reassure lenders about putbacks, he will stay on the sidelines due concerns about compliance and litigation risk.

Compliance costs are a wild card that is hurting profits.

Freddie Mac's securities have traded at a disadvantage to Fannie's for years. A $650 million subsidy ensures lenders will receive nearly the same price as Fannie pays for loans.