Stearns Lending, one of the fastest growing servicers in the U.S., has hired a new manager to help it with servicing acquisitions.

Republicans in Congress worry about the CFPB collecting too much data on consumers but are their concerns overblown?

Residential lenders can rest easy: the GSEs aren't about to hike their net worth minimums. Also: the CFPB shows some love to banks.

Although Rep. Hensarling rebuffed Cordray, the CFPB chief delivered the agency’s semi-annual report to the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday morning.

The jumbo market is heating up, which means the price paid for whole loans is on the rise.

Vericrest Financial is said to be the winning bidder on a $16 billion package of mortgage servicing rights. However, the company would not comment.

ASF suggests that one way to reduce the market share of the GSEs is to hike guaranty fees once again.

PennyMac once again posted strong earnings, but the REIT's correspondent purchases are beginning to slow somewhat.

Obtaining approvals to become a GSE seller/servicer can cost you, but think of the money you can make from owning servicing rights.

The CFPB has proposed clarifying and technical amendments to its Jan. 10, 2013, final mortgage escrow account rule, which lengthens the time for which a mandatory escrow account established for a higher-priced mortgage loan (HPML) must be maintained. The rule also established an exemption from the escrow requirement for certain lenders that operate predominantly in “rural” or “underserved” areas. The proposed amendments clarify the determination method for the “rural” and “underserved” designations and keep in place certain...