The mortgage delinquency rate hit a record low at the end of last year, helped by a strong economy. There were a few signs of performance issues, including an uptick in certain delinquency types and foreclosure starts.

Miami withdrew mortgage-related lawsuits against BofA, Citi, Chase and Wells. Another lawsuit against Wells was certified as class action.

Bye bye to LIBOR for Fannie and Freddie / What do Non-QM CEOs Earn?

Ginnie Mae will meet with nine of its top nonbank issuers to discuss counter-party risk and how they plan to address capital and liquidity issues as part of its continuing surveillance of nonbanks’ financial health.

Low interest rates are holding back buyers of MSRs but don’t tell that to New Residential Investment Corp. The REIT keeps acquiring bulk servicing portfolios.

Nonbanks might need to come up with additional cash to hold against their MSR positions if the FHFA gets its way. A game changer? Probably not.

The agency has picked Houlihan Lokey Capital to help it identify any financial, regulatory or market risks in its path to take Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac out of conservatorship.

Director Mark Calabria believes the revised structure and new hires will ensure FHFA continues to protect taxpayers from future bailouts and delivers on its obligation to create a competitive, liquid, efficient and resilient housing-finance market.

With mortgage performance expected to remain steady, servicers are focusing on a number of other issues, including the transition away from LIBOR and an increase in natural disasters.

A tale of two MIs: Genworth and MGIC. Also: Mortgage monitoring in Puerto Rico.