At least two mid-sized nonbanks on track to fund up to $10 billion in mortgages this year are on the auction block and could get sold in the months ahead. That is, if their owners don’t get too greedy. With interest rates continuing to head north and loan application volumes weakening, the dynamics in the mergers and acquisitions market may be shifting. Over the past two years, lenders have been posting the best profit margins ever, which in turn has caused them to increase their asking price, that is, should they entertain the thought of selling. In general, nonbank lenders that are...

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced the first-ever settlement regarding the treatment of real estate-owned properties in minority neighborhoods. Under an agreement with HUD, the National Fair Housing Alliance and several other fair housing organizations, Wells Fargo will invest a total of $39 million in 45 communities to support neighborhood stabilization and property rehabilitation in minority neighborhoods. The settlement stemmed...

FHA officials had sought the legislation so they can act quickly to address problems involving the troubled HECM program.

The Inspector General of HUD plans to expand audits of FHA servicers later this year.

The M&A rumor mill continues to spit out names. An offering book is circulating on CashCall and at least one other shop, IMF has learned.

Thanks to rising interest rates, the book value of mortgage servicing rights increased in the first quarter. Could more sales be on the way?

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued two new compliance guides but is warning that they are not substitutes for the underlying rules.

Community banks are getting slapped with a "low activity" fee from Freddie Mac and the ICBA is not happy.

When interest rates rise, so do the value of mortgage servicing rights.

In a new filing with the SEC, Walter Investment said it discovered that its new reverse subsidiary had failed to record certain servicing errors.