The handbook is designed to support FHA’s broader goals of expanding access to mortgage credit and making it easier for stakeholders to do business with the agency.
To some, the MSR transfer prohibition slapped on Flagstar is similar to the one New York regulators placed on Ocwen Financial regarding the Wells Fargo deal.
Fitch does not single out any servicers by name, but it’s common knowledge that both Ocwen Financial and Nationstar Mortgage have thousands of servicing-related workers housed in India...
One active NPL bidder has been Lone Star Funds, but sources tell IMFnews the hedge fund has been having a “brain drain” of sorts when it comes to talent.
As Inside the CFPB was going to press, the bureau announced a $35 million enforcement action against Flagstar Bank for allegedly blocking borrowers’ attempts to save their homes, in violation of the CFPB’s mortgage servicing rules. This is the first enforcement action the bureau has initiated based on the new regulation. The regulator alleged that the bank closed borrower applications due to its own excessive delays. “Flagstar took excessive time to review loss mitigation applications, often causing application documents to expire,” said the agency. “To move its backlog, Flagstar would close applications due to expired documents, even though the documents had expired because of Flagstar’s delay.” The CFPB also accused the bank of delaying the approval or denial of borrower ...