The spokesperson noted that Guaranteed Rate founder and CEO Victor Ciardelli “is still in control.”

It hasn’t happened often in recent years, but commercial banks and thrifts were actually servicing more home mortgages for other investors at the end of September than they had at the midyear point. A new analysis by Inside Mortgage Trends of bank call reports shows the industry was servicing $3.652 trillion of home loans for other investors at the end of the third quarter. Most of this SFO business is tied to mortgage-backed securities pools, and the ... [Includes one data chart]

Banks servicing delinquent mortgages in 2009-2010 allegedly delayed foreclosure starts in the districts of then-members of the House Financial Services Committee in order to influence legislative action on the Dodd-Frank Act, according to a working paper published by the Ohio State University.

The panel approved the bill on a partisan vote of 33 to 27. It was one of 13 bills advanced by the panel…

The share price of online loan broker LendingTree is looking a bit pricey these days at $337.80 a unit...

The nation’s subservicing vendors grew their base of contracts by 6.2 percent from the second to third quarter and 20.1 percent year-over-year, according to data compiled by Inside Mortgage Finance.

The acquisition, once consummated, will put New Residential in the business of originating loans directly to consumers. It also could have CFPB implications…

The CHLA repeated its plea that FHFA Director Mel Watt withhold GSE dividend payments to Treasury and allow Fannie and Freddie to build capital…

Another contributing factor to slower sales: Concerns about how the pending GOP tax bill might hammer the asset value of servicing rights...

Moody’s noted that mortgages acquired by Chase’s jumbo conduit have performed exceptionally well…