Capital markets

JPMorgan Chase is known to eschew selling conforming mortgage loans to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, preferring to securitize them in the private-label market.

While lenders support the intent of a proposal to encourage the growth of private flood insurance, they claim a regulatory proposal doesn't give lenders enough flexibility and remains too complicated.

Invictus Capital Partners, a nonprime mortgage lender based in Washington, D.C., is making its debut in the securitization market.

Mortgage insurer Essent Group reported higher net income for the fourth quarter, as premium growth offset a modest uptick in expenses.

Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp. has received issuer and purchase approval from Ginnie Mae, allowing it to complete a previously announced deal with Freedom Mortgage.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said the central bank ought not rush to raising interest rates next month because uncertainty over the fiscal policies of the Trump administration clouds the U.S. economic outlook.

Radian Group appointed former CitiMortgage president Richard Thornberry as its new chief executive officer to succeed the retiring S.A. Ibrahim.

Uncertainty about the economy caused mortgage interest rates to stay within a 2-basis-point range for the third straight week, according to Freddie Mac.

Analysts at Deutsche Bank, one of the biggest underwriters of bonds tied to U.S. commercial real estate, say now it's time to short indexes of the securities.

Almost a decade after it all began, the Federal Reserve is finally talking about unwinding its grand experiment in monetary policy.

Ellie Mae has launched a new version of its Encompass mortgage management product, which features expanded support for construction loans and streamlined integrations with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

The Trump administration was set to release an executive order Friday calling for a review of the Dodd-Frank Act, but the immediate questions about the order focused on what authority the White House has to enact real change.

PennyMac Financial Services reported higher income, reflecting larger net gains on mortgage loans held for sale.

Redwood Trust is back with its second offering of residential mortgage bonds in less than a month, according to Kroll Bond Rating Agency.

A federal appeals court ruling has opened the door for litigants to challenge a 2012 decision by the U.S. government to sweep all of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's profits into the coffers of the Treasury Department.

Mortgage interest rates held steady after rising last week because of weaker-than-expected gross domestic product numbers, according to Freddie Mac.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have released the final specification update regarding the Uniform Closing Dataset, the digital file format for the TRID Closing Disclosure form.

The federal government needs to recognize Ginnie Mae's importance to the housing industry and divorce its funding and oversight from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The Mortgage Bankers Association is trying to jump-start discussions around housing finance reform even as political dysfunction on Capitol Hill is reaching new lows.

Citigroup's decision to exit mortgage servicing by the end of 2018 is part of a long-term strategy to increase returns and sharpen the bank's focus on its core retail customers.