For many investors it has boiled down to this: They’ve had enough and they want out.

All of the servicing rights being auctioned off are currently being subserviced by Cenlar.

“It was a great channel for some time, but the competitive landscape is expanding rapidly,” said one executive at the company.

Ginnie Mae defines “inactivity” as 18 months of dormancy. At least 50 issuers meet that definition...

The former FHA commissioner noted that: “We’ve seen that before – when enforcement does replace regulation..."

Meanwhile, the MBA chief – and his members – were caught off guard by Tozer’s comments about nonbanks and servicing transfers.

Among the industry-supported provisions is expanded small-creditor definition.

“We are not looking for ‘gotchas’ here,” the CFPB official promised.

American Advisors Group ranked first among all reverse mortgage originators in the first half, funding $1.2 billion. None of the top 15 are depositories.

One frequent participant on the buy-side of MSR deals called the current price structure “fair” and below the “overheated” level that buyers witnessed a year ago.