As IMFnews went to press, the share price of Altisource was getting slammed, down 20 percent on the day.

Will former Long Beach Mortgage executive Jon Daurio finally launch a new nonprime venture?

Some investors have pointed out that Ocwen’s origination volume is small compared to its MSRs and that historically the company has never been competitive in the origination market.

Stock analysts have claimed that Lawsky has been aggressively investigating Ocwen so he can make headlines, paving the way for an eventual run for public office.

Total non-agency MBS held by banks and thrifts in the second quarter of 2014 fell 9.5 percent compared to 2Q13, largely driven by runoff.

Lenders are fearful the HMDA proposal does not adequately ensure consumer privacy and that additional costs will be passed onto borrowers.

Are investors in Ocwen jumping for joy now that word is out that NYDFS chief Benjamin Lawsky might be leaving next year?

The Fannie product also had less expensive mortgage insurance and allowed the borrower to cancel the policy once the LTV reached 80 percent of the home’s value.

Redwood insists the company prefers to issue jumbo MBS rather than sell whole loans, but the current pricing is just too good to pass up.

Fannie and Freddie have been exploring the adaptation of alternative credit scores for months, but have yet to take action.