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Fannie Mae ended September with loan commitments to buy $76.5 billion of new mortgages, a sign that originations will stay strong until yearend.

At the end of September, Redwood Trust had 49 active residential loan sellers, up from 37 at June 30. It hopes to have 55 (correspondent) sellers by year end.

Overall, guarantee fees are as high now as they have been at any point during roughly the last decade, partly reflecting price increases that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac implemented in early 2008 as the housing market collapsed.

The rules for Realtors to get financing for properties to be repaired and resold.

Warehouse usage levels haven’t been this strong since the 2000 to 2004 time period when it ranged from 50% to 60%.

Will some of Residential Capital Corporation's massive servicing portfolio wind up at Home Loan Servicing Solutions?

More firms are contemplating selling servicing rights -- including the nation's megabanks.

American Capital Agency Corp. generated $1.3 billion in comprehensive income in the third quarter and separately said it has authorized the repurchase of up to $500 million shares of its common stock through December of next year.

The Department of Justice suit against Bank of America shows that beyond enforcement through regulators, lawsuits are increasingly focusing on the systems lenders use.

Commercial mortgage-backed security issuance has re-emerged in the United States but remained relative dormant in the European region, according to a recent Fitch report.