Industry groups stepped up their pressure on Congress to block a proposed rule that would alter membership requirements in the Federal Home Loan Bank system. The latest letter came this week and was signed by the Mortgage Bankers Association, National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Independent Community Bankers of America and Habitat for Humanity International. The Federal Housing Finance Agency proposed...

Ginnie Mae executive Michael Drayne raised concerns about the growing reliance on subservicers and whether there’s enough capacity at these companies...

CFPB Director Richard Cordray believes the mortgage industry overreacted on the issue...

David Lykken, managing partner of Transformational Mortgage Solutions, said he welcomes PIMCO’s investment, believing that it’s a huge positive for the industry.

Cordray is pushing hard to see the guidance released before the Oct. 3, 2015, effective date of the TRID rule, which is Saturday.

The congressman said the decision to sell thousands of loans at a time at sharp discounts to the highest bidder “continues to enrich Wall Street at the expense of neighborhoods and community-based organizations.”

Or as Marc Savitt of the National Association of Independent Housing Professionals put it: “Nothing will pass as long as Obama still has a pen…”

MBA chief Stevens said he and a “certain group of individuals” met with the HUD secretary last Friday to discuss the topic.

Some 71 lenders are contributing loans to the deal, led by Stonegate Mortgage with a 6.9 percent share.

The CFPB alleged that expense accounts were really “point banks” and that payments in the form of bonuses and commissions were based on mortgage profitability...