Secondary markets

Meanwhile, issuance in the far smaller private-label residential mortgage-backed securities market has shown relative strength so far this year, as forecast.

The company took on the established vendors with its LOS. It's now officially starting to fulfill its longtime plan to do something similar with servicing tech.

Industry consolidation has resulted in fewer conventional and government loan programs being offered to consumers.

December's shift in Federal Reserve policy gave a notable boost to the share of consumer respondents who think the affordability of home financing will improve.

Over one-quarter of consumers said they are open to making misstatements to get a house, while 60% gave an answer besides absolutely not when asked if they would follow advice to put in misleading information.

The former chairman of Ocwen and once-related Altisource businesses is filling the role vacated last year by Jason Kopcak and then interim CEO Danya Sawyer.

The delinquency rate that Kroll Bond Rating Agency tracks improved last month but JER's recent Chapter 11 filing and 2024 forecasts suggest it's still under pressure.

The manufactured homes in Paradise, California, have features like site-built structures and are eligible for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac financing.

Mortgage-backed securities' strong showing since mid-October defies a textbook theory that they typically underperform other types of bonds when yields are falling.

Citizens' SVP and director of mortgage secondary and capital markets reflects on what her experience with past cycles suggests about where this one may be headed.