Originations

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Walter Morales and his firm Commonwealth Advisors Inc., based in Baton Rouge, La., sold mortgage-backed securities to hedge funds they managed at the lowest and riskiest prices, the SEC alleges.

Annaly Capital Management has proposed to purchase the shares of Crexus Investment Corp. it doesn’t already own.

Will more nonbanks enter the mortgage servicing arena in 2013?

Underwriters that are members of the Mortgage Insurance Companies of America wrote $10.1 billion of primary new insurance in September, the group’s third best month of the year.

Total losses in 3Q came to $490 million, up 6% from 3Q11, but down 11% from 2Q12.

Community banks have long been a source of loans that for a variety of reasons do not fit the parameters of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac programs.

Amy Brandt—best known, perhaps, for her days as CEO of WMC Mortgage, a California nonprime lender—will lead Prospect as it expands into correspondent lending and servicing.

Among this exclusive group, U.S. Bank was the stand out in terms of growth, increasing fundings by 142% over the past 12 months.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are taking new steps to facilitate the closing of loans that were being processed when Hurricane Sandy slammed into the New Jersey coast.

Even as it continues to staff up to meet surging demand for refinancings, Bank of America is laying the groundwork for a return to traditional mortgage lending when the refi boom ends.

It appears that the privately held New Penn is positioning itself to be a major player in the jumbo market

There may be "extinction level" liabilities associated with paying illegal bonuses to loan officers based upon the profitability of originated loans.

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PennyMac is beginning to make a name for itself as a top ranked buyer of mortgages, including jumbos.

PrimeLending is one of the fastest growing lenders among the top 20.

Freddie Mac chief economist Frank Nothaft attributed the mixed-rate movements to a recent above-consensus employment report, and an upward revision in the prior two months of jobs data.

Is it time to reconsider the death sentence for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac?

Gleacher first acquired ClearPoint in January 2011, hoping the company would give it a competitive edge in the MBS business.

Real estate investment trusts that buy mortgage debt tumbled the most in a year Wednesday on the expectation that more homeowners would be able to prepay mortgages.