Issued in November of last year, the requirement was slated to apply to all HECM mortgages with case numbers issued on or after March 2, 2015.

After Freddie Mac makes its next dividend payment in March to the U.S. Treasury, the GSE will have returned $91.8 billion to the government versus financial assistance draws of $72.3 billion.

Meanwhile, the private MIs reported just $1.24 billion of new HARP business for the fourth quarter.

John Bell, assistant director for loan policy at the VA Home Loan Guaranty Service, said VA streamline refinancings rose 18 percent year over year...

Warehouse lending executives interviewed by IMFnews the past week are reporting healthy usage rates from their nonbank clients...

Ocwen’s massive servicing portfolio (roughly $377 billion in UPB) is worth more than the entire market capitalization rate of the company...

Freddie Mac actually increased its monthly volume by 7.3 percent from December levels, but Fannie Mae’s production fell 15.6 percent.

Analysts who follow the company are keenly aware that the Merrill contract accounts for 29 percent of PHH’s annual production.

Over the past few years there has been some debate about the role Fannie and Freddie play in the multifamily sector with GSE critics pushing for the two to scale back their involvement.

Among originators, Freedom Mortgage ranks 10th. In 2014 it funded $23.63 billion, a 48 percent gain from the year prior.