“After the ‘taper tantrum’ you had a whole bunch of institutions that got annihilated when the 10-year Treasury rate moved," said analyst Christophe Whalen of KBRS.

It was the biggest quarter in GSE private MI activity since the third quarter of 2013...

Wells Fargo, the nation's largest originator, reported that while 72 percent believe now is a good time to buy, many consumers are faced with misconceptions about credit scores and other topics.

The jobs that seem to be the least in demand include technology support (4 percent) and secondary marketing positions.

The underlying collateral is located in all 50 states, but Texas accounts for the largest count of loans at 1,220.

In a new research note, Sterne Agee analyst Henry Coffey also voices anxiety about the fact that almost 55 percent of Walter’s stock is controlled by three investor groups.

We’re told a sale contract could be signed any day now, but as far as a public announcement is concerned, it may not happen right away…

Private mortgage insurance volume was up sharply in the second quarter, based on a new Inside Mortgage Finance analysis of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage-backed securities data. The two government-sponsored enterprises securitized $52.59 billion of single-family loans with private MI coverage during the period. That was up 21.5 percent from the first quarter, and it lifted year-to-date volume 42.4 percent above the level during the first six months of last year. It was...[Includes two data tables]

The nation’s subservicers increased their contracts to a record high $1.350 trillion at March 31 as tougher regulations continued to play a key role in the shifting of processing chores away from depositories to nonbanks. On a sequential basis, contracts increased by 7.1 percent in the first quarter and 14.4 percent compared to March 31, 2014, according to a new Inside Mortgage Finance ranking. Only four banks – Flagstar, Cenlar, Wells Fargo and Bank of America – were among the top 20 subservicers. Overall, at March 31, subservicers were...[Includes one data table]

There is merit to a rule proposed this week by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to establish a maximum filing period for FHA claims, but the penalty for missing the new deadline may be excessive for the offense, according to industry participants. Under the proposed rule, the FHA insurance contract would be terminated if a lender fails to file a claim for a property acquired through foreclosure within three months from the date they obtain marketable title to the property or successfully sell the property to a third party. The requirement applies to both pre-foreclosure sale and deed-in-lieu-of-foreclosure. Although the proposal addresses problems caused by delayed multiple filings, lenders could still submit...