On the production front, Walter’s Ditech unit reported $4.8 billion of new originations, a 3.4 percent drop compared to 1Q16.

Former CFPB official Benjamin Olson, now with the BuckleySandler law firm, said the bureau’s move in this regard will give lenders more flexibility...

Speculators have made a ton of money shorting Walter's stock...

The 22 regional banks fared a lot better, reporting a combined $903.5 million of mortgage-banking income…

The FDIC said third-party lending is an arrangement that relies on a third party to perform a significant aspect of the origination process…

TIAA is headed by Roger Ferguson, former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve Board.

According to figures compiled by Inside Mortgage Finance, Caliber had a sequential production growth rate of 51.9 percent in the second quarter...

The stress test calculation is mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act and applies to Fannie and Freddie because each have $10 billion or more in assets.

Higher net worth requirements coming on GSE loans?

The CFPB is not offering additional cure provisions in its proposed rule to update and clarify certain aspects of its Truth in Lending Act/Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Integrated Disclosure rule, otherwise known as TRID. TRID “2.0” was released late last month, fulfilling the bureau’s promise to issue the proposal by the end of July. As widely anticipated, the proposed amendments also essentially codify the bureau’s informal guidance on various issues and include clarifications and technical amendments. (See additional stories on pages 3-6.) “The intent of this proposal is to integrate some of the bureau’s existing informal guidance, whether provided through webinar, compliance guide or otherwise, into the regulation text and commentary of Regulation Z where appropriate,” the agency said....