Mortgages

MFA Financial has carved out an impressive niche for itself by buying reperforming and nonperforming residential mortgages and securities.

There's not enough origination volume to sustain seven private mortgage insurers and the number of underwriters may need to shrink, warns MGIC CEO Patrick Sinks.

The delinquency rate on the loans included in commercial mortgage-backed securities increased for the third consecutive month in May after significant declines at the start of the year, according to Trepp.

New York's State Assembly has passed legislation that seeks to address problems related to preforeclosure vacant and abandoned properties.

Increased loan production during the spring home buying season has nonbank mortgage lenders stepping up their hiring.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending June 3.

Flagstar Bancorp is interested in buying a small-to-midsized independent nonbank mortgage banker as part of a strategy to boost its retail origination volume.

The California State Senate has approved legislation to expand the rights of widows, widowers and other heirs facing foreclosure following the death of a loved one.

The 12-member committee is expected to advise HUD on how to improve housing counseling and make it more accessible.

Mortgage rates were up slightly from last week in continued anticipation of a possible move by the Federal Reserve, but still near three-year lows, according to Freddie Mac.

Falling interest rates and a shortage of housing inventory are heating up the market for home flippers. Here's a look at the housing markets where the home flip share of property sales set new records during the first quarter.

Mortgage credit availability tightened for the third consecutive month in May, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

When the administration changes at the end of the year, the development of a single mortgage-backed security could suffer a setback, Mortgage Bankers Association CEO Dave Stevens said Wednesday.

LenderLive has reorganized its various business divisions under two new units — LenderLive Network and LenderLive Services.

The California Association of Realtors has renewed its push for promised Federal Housing Administration guidance that would make Property Assessed Clean Energy liens subordinate to first mortgage liens.

MetLife Inc., the largest U.S. life insurer, is increasing bets on real estate as the company scales back investments in hedge funds.

Mortgage applications decreased 4.1% from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Existing home sales in May are expected to fall within a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.47 million and 5.83 million, according to Ten-X.

Several civil rights and community development groups wrote Tuesday to urge the Federal Housing Finance Agency to recapitalize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency is set to make the sales of nonperforming loans by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac more transparent, including providing information on trends at the individual pool level, according to a top agency official.