First on the IG's "to-do" list is an audit of the CFPB’s space-planning activities, largely in response to the bureau’s renovation of its headquarters building.

The average loan size is $15.36 million, the average interest rate 3.60 percent.

Freddie notes, “The volume of specialty servicing may shrink as the number of legacy loans dwindles, but specialty servicing is likely to remain an active part of the mortgage servicing industry…”

Barclays believes there is both an economic argument and a policy argument for reducing GSE guaranty fees…

"Many servicing functions resemble the assembly line processes used in auto manufacturing," said a new report from Freddie Mac.

It may be holiday week, but Interactive Mortgage Advisors is out with a handful of new MSR offerings...

In case you’re wondering, Fannie Mae has a market capitalization rate of $12.28 billion, Freddie Mac $6.86 billion. Why?

Stearns Lending was the top table funder in 3Q15 with $2.95 billion originated through loan brokers. United Wholesale Mortgage was an extremely close second at $2.94 billion.

Despite changes to GSE to representations-and-warranties policies, lenders are still avoiding the riskiest segments of the market.

One investment banker familiar with the firm said, “a CFO disruption so close to the IPO just doesn’t look good.”