It seems that GSE officials, to some degree, are trying to manage future expectations, but one thing is certain: guaranty fee income remains very strong.

PennyMac had 271 approved correspondent sellers at March 31, up from 229 at the end of the fourth quarter.

With $1.811 trillion of mortgage servicing rights on its books at the end of the first quarter, it would take an earthquake to knock Wells Fargo into the humble 12-figure universe.

Despite regulatory "noise," Walter Investment noted that it received approvals to complete servicing transfers during the first quarter of 2014.

At the end of March, Two Harbors affiliate TH Insurance had $464.5 million of outstanding secured advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines.

Before joining the FHFA in late 2011, Hornsby spent 26 years at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, the last 10 under Janet Yellen, who is now the nation’s central banker.

“We’re well into this year’s home-buying season and too many potential buyers and sellers are sitting on the sidelines because they’re afraid they can’t qualify for a home loan before they’ve looked into it,” said loanDepot's Dave Norris.

Radian will be finance the purchase through the issuance of debt. In 2013, Clayton had annual revenue of $135 million and net income of $9.1 million.

One of PHH’s largest private label clients is Merrill Lynch, which is owned by Bank of America.

The most significant bill up for debate Wednesday is the Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act, introduced by Rep. Andy Barr, R-KY, which would deem all loans held in portfolio to be qualified mortgages under the CFPB’s ability-to-repay rule.