Five Oaks will retain all the subordinate classes, the servicing rights and the IOs.

Most of the slack is being taken up by nonbanks, which serviced $1.571 trillion of agency MBS at March 31.

Many real estate agents report that appraisal costs have risen and AMCs’ overhead may be responsible...

Most of Altisource's business is tied to Ocwen, which is in the process of ridding its servicing portfolio of agency loans.

It's always possible that Green Tree could turn around and sue HUD before HUD sues them, which is what Quicken Loans did.

Is Blackstone's purchase of a mortgage lender a "one-off" deal or will other Street firms follow suit?

Some 97 lenders contributed to the pending security from Redwood, led by PrimeLending with a 9.0 percent share.

Then there was Bert Ely who noted: "In my opinion, American housing policy is leading the country down the same path that led to the last housing bubble..."

The sale actually closed at yearend, although it was revealed in a press statement dated April 21.

The MBA is backing changes to how the CFPB functions...