When settlements are first reported rarely does the money change hands right away.

Plunging oil prices have led to a sell-off in stocks and a flight to quality, namely U.S. Treasuries and agency-backed MBS.

A mid-sized nonbank based in Texas saw two of its top officers resign last week, industry sources confirmed to IMFnews.

Based on the upward production trend over the last three quarters, it appears the private MIs are on their way to a strong close at year-end.

Skyline CEO Bill Dallas predicted that the nonbank funder could originate almost $4 billion next year, almost double what it produced this year.

The servicing monitor then hired an independent accounting firm, McGladrey, to retest Ocwen’s performance on a number of metrics tied to the national servicing settlement.

More than half of Fannie’s MBS flow in November came from refinance loans, the first time since March that purchase mortgages accounted for less than half of its business.

Aquiline is headed by Jeffrey Wayne Greenberg, son of former AIG chairman Maurice “Hank” Greenberg.

Moreover, CMLA wants lower guaranty fees for seller/servicers...

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