Elsewhere, in the report FHFA claims significant progress has been made on the development and initial testing of the GSEs’ common securitization platform.

The civil action entails the alleged taking from WJB of some 5,000 loan files. It should be noted that these aren’t just any LOs – the group in question ranks among the top producers in the nation.

Residential originators have altered their processes and interactions with brokers to reduce potential underwriting and appraisal defects.

Some sellers of residential servicing rights are selling bulk, but are also entering into "flow" components.

The IG's office of the Federal Housing Finance Agency is working with various U.S. Attorneys on reviews of lenders’ loan origination practices to determine their compliance with enterprise requirements.

As a group, banks and thrifts reported net earnings of $4.76 billion on their mortgage-banking activity during the third quarter, a 42 percent drop from the second quarter.

In letters to two government agencies, a group of 10 Democrat lawmakers said the FHFA should continue to provide access to government-sponsored enterprise MBS guaranties and the Department of Housing and Urban Development should allow FHA mortgage insurance in such communities.

Many of the big brand names in the mortgage industry have backpedaled from the correspondent and broker market, but a new Inside Mortgage Trends analysis of loan-level Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac data reveals a very deep and diverse group of loan aggregators still remains in the market. During the first nine months of 2013, there were 512 different companies that sold mortgages to the government-sponsored enterprises that had been originated by loan correspondents of mortgage brokers. Some 324 of ... [Includes data chart]

With mortgage origination volume dropping sharply and gain-on-sale margins shrinking, it’s not surprising that the biggest downturn in mortgage-banking income during the third quarter came from production-related activities rather than servicing. A new Inside Mortgage Trends analysis of earnings shows that 10 major lenders reported a total of $1.66 billion in production-related income during the third quarter of 2013. That was down a whopping 62.5 percent from the second quarter. Total mortgage [Includes one data chart]

Officials at Stonegate Mortgage suggest that the nonbank is primed for growth with plans to acquire a number of small originators that focus on purchase-mortgage production. Stonegate completed its initial public offering of stock in October and raised more than $220 million in equity capital this year, including $124 million from the IPO. Stonegate refers to its growth strategy as “retail tuck-in acquisitions.” The nonbank recently hired a management team to oversee the acquisition of lenders ...