Besides entering the servicing arena, Two Harbors Investment Corp. is building an originator network to issue non-agency jumbo mortgage-backed securities on its own.

Nationstar Mortgage is getting serious about the origination business. On Tuesday it revealed plans to purchase a high-volume call center operation.

The market for securities backed by servicer advances is red hot, but S&P says investors face risks.

The mortgage industry wants lower Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHA loan limits. But will it happen?

Law enforcement officials say some of the nation's megabanks are violating terms of the historic national servicing settlement.

Business must be good for Nationstar Mortgage. The fast growing servicer is trying to pull off a huge debt swap.

A new investment banking firm wants to help nonbanks raise capital.

Redwood hits an earnings home run in the first quarter. Widening spreads a concern? Hardly.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securitized a total of $27 billion of mortgages with LTV ratios north of 105 percent, most of which did not have insurance.

Issuance of securities backed by servicer advance receivables has increased significantly recently and is expected to continue to grow, fueled by nonbank servicers and demand from investors. However, analysts at Standard & Poor’s warn that servicers are increasing their use of unconventional features and product types, which could increase risks for investors. S&P rated $7.8 billion in servicer advance securities from the second quarter of 2012 through the end of the first quarter of 2013, up from $7.7 billion from the two-year period ending in the first quarter of 2012. S&P said issuance is expected to increase as more and more servicing assets trade hands and servicers use securitization to fund their collateral acquisitions. Recent issuance has been driven...