The share of lenders reporting a decreased profit margin outlook over the next three months appears to have remained relatively stable.

The category of “incorrect information” continues to make up the lion’s share of the complaints, ICFPB found.

Okay, so maybe the reintroduction of 97 percent LTV loans is not a game-changer...

The CMC believes that servicers should not be required to verify flood insurance coverage on existing loans when the escrow option becomes effective.

Some banks pay between 50 and 80 basis points per loan. At the top end of the market are loan officers who earn between 150 and 200 basis points per transaction.

According to figures compiled by Inside Mortgage Finance, Wells Fargo was the nation’s largest home lender in the third quarter with $49.95 billion. JPM was a distant second.

A spokesman for Royce recently told IMFnews that the Congressman will look “to get something through the 114th Congress to put a stop to this…”

The 2013 GSE book of business is getting a lot more attention from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

The lion’s share of mortgage repurchase activity involving Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the third quarter of 2014 continued to involve loans securitized before the two government-sponsored enterprises were put in conservatorship back in 2008, according to a new analysis by Inside Mortgage Trends. At the same time, however, the 2013 book of business is getting a lot more attention at the two GSEs. Although Fannie and Freddie wrapped up their reviews of ... [Includes two data charts]

Investment banking firm FIG Partners, based in Atlanta, recently inaugurated a new whole-loan trading capability for small to mid-tier community and regional banks. The firm will now buy or sell performing and non-performing residential mortgages as well as commercial real estate, consumer and other types of loans for its bank and investor clients. Company officials say their new whole-loan trading capabilities complement the firm’s securities trading operations. The new platform ...