MSR investors are looking at new offerings in the bulk market but mostly on a negotiated basis. Flow deals are dead but that could change.

Impac Mortgage Holdings is about to unload what’s left of its MSR assets. Meaning?

The gap between when prepayment proceeds are received and when the funds must be transferred to agencies provides an opportunity for servicers to use the funds for forbearance-related advance payments.

A 91% drop in GSE earnings during 1Q has raised concerns about their second-quarter performance and exit from conservatorship.

The House Financial Services Committee has asked servicers to disseminate consistent information about pandemic-related forbearance options.

While the top two servicers reported a $50.6 billion decline in their combined portfolio during the first quarter, a handful of nonbanks saw significant growth from the end of 2019. (Includes two data charts.)

The economic damage caused by the pandemic took a bite out of Freddie’s first-quarter results. More trouble lies ahead, including forced MSR transfers.

After failing to get help from federal agencies, nonbank servicers’ lobbying efforts for a liquidity facility have shifted to Congress.

The CFPB will use supervisory feedback, rather than enforcement actions, to identify compliance issues in MSR transfers during the pandemic.

The GSEs reportedly are in the hunt to hire special servicers to handle COVID-19-related forbearance claims. The reason: Some nonbanks may be living on borrowed time.