The recent nomination of Congressman Mel Watt, D-N.C., has left investors weary about the future state of the mortgage finance market.

The biggest concern is the recent...

Nonagency jumbo loan originations picked up over the last few years, reaching just under $100 billion in 2012.

Following suit, a reemergence of private-label jumbo securitization is well underway with transactions reaching $3.5 billion in 2012 and up to $5 billion already this year, said...

While regulators in Washington agree there's a need to draw private capital back into the market, no consensus has developed on how to do so.

To entice investors, Ed DeMarco, current acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, proposed two broad approaches...

An industry-wide focus on the rising popularity of short sales may give the impression that properties are being liquidated at a faster pace.

However, Morningstar’s Distressed Inventory Index shows a different story – the total rate of liquidation has actually decreased...

The momentum in the private-label mortgage-backed securities market has produced a solid tone for the sector, with the largest support coming from the subprime space. 

Subprime securities continue to be the preferred sector for long-term home price appreciation and representation and...

The rise in the guarantee fees charged by Fannie Mae is taking more of a profit share for the government-sponsored enterprise. The extent to which investors contribute to the Fannie Mae bottom line,...

Mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae reported first-quarter pre-tax net income of $8.1 billion on Thursday morning, compared to $7.6 billion from the previous quarter, as a result of strong credit results driven by an improving housing market and the enterprise’s resolution...