What does the future hold for the hedge fund-owned Prospect Mortgage?

The market for large "legacy" MSR deals appears to be ice cold. Then again, last week there were rumors that a $50 billion transaction might be in the works.

The FHFA will weigh the merits of taking legal action against vendors, but could take upwards of 12 months to make a final decision.

How much capital should nonbank mortgage servicers be required to have? The question is getting louder and louder.

Mortgage REITs found a cheap source of funding in the Federal Home Loan Bank system. But will the FHFA permanently block their access or just restrict it?

We talked a handful of wholesalers and were told the figure is much lower – in the range of 2.2 percent to 2.5 percent. Broker-sourced loans account for less than 10 percent of all loans funded today,

Will an increase in non-QM lending arrive in time to bolster the mortgage industry?

It is unclear exactly when Jay Memmott left Seterus.

Others believe thesecases could have a chilling effect on FHA lending to the detriment of first-time homebuyers and borrowers with insufficient cash for a downpayment.

Every buyer has a different definition of "reperforming," but generally the loan must be current for at least 12 months.