According to the consent order in the case, Ocwen had a history of ignoring the agency’s document requests...

Servicing profits were generally down in the first quarter as many companies reported negative effects resulting from interest rate volatility.

Caliber Home Loans is the top contributor to the pending MBS from WinWater with a 10.2 percent share of originations...

One official described the situation: “Just more house cleaning now that Harold [Lewis] is gone. Most of the senior people leaving were his supporters.”

One of the departing executives at Nationstar Mortgage used to work at JPMorgan Chase, Fannie Mae and Macquarie Bank…

Compared to a year ago, bank mortgage servicing for others – nearly all of which is connected to MBS – was down 6.1 percent.

They called on policymakers to “embrace” nonbanks and address unintended regulatory impacts that are seen as driving banks out of portions of the mortgage market.

FCI’s clients include private money lenders, hedge funds, investment companies and others.

According to exclusive figures compiled by Inside Mortgage Finance, BofA is the second largest player in second liens at $139.1 billion in holdings.

The dreary state of the prime jumbo mortgage securitization market will continue for the short term but there’s a silver lining around the bend, according to an analysis by rating agency DBRS. Despite last year’s downturn, the jumbo prime market has seen steady growth in the last five years. In 2010, Sequoia Mortgage ended the drought in the non-agency MBS with a $478.1 million deal backed by newly originated prime jumbo loans. There have been...