The industry is happy that the Home Affordable Refinancing Program has been extended, but it also means that 'HARP 3.0' might not come anytime soon.

Tim Duncan, a past chief information officer for the CFPB, aims to protect third-party lenders from regulatory snafus with his new venture.

Four non-management directors at Nationstar Mortgage earned almost $1.5 million last year. Meanwhile, it appears Flagstar is selling some of its MSRs.

Although the nation's largest lender, Wells Fargo, saw residential fundings slip in the first quarter, Citigroup had a gain.

The market for residential servicing rights is picking up a full head of steam with several packages out for bid.

Now that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are earning a ton of money, who will have a say over what happens to that cash?

Credit quality for global structured finance securities fell for the sixth consecutive year in 2012, again led by U.S. residential MBS, according to Standard & Poor’s. Looking at downgrade and default trends from 1978 through 2012, S&P found that downgrades were less pervasive last year than in previous years. Nonetheless, the mild but slow global economic recovery continues to hurt the performance of MBS and other structured finance securities for the sixth straight year. Its lagging effect means that credit quality may continue to see moderate deterioration, the rating agency said. While poor credit quality appears...

Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase continue to post strong residential finance profits, but there is a growing worry that the "mortgage party" may be drawing to a close.

Modified mortgage loans continue to pose credit risks for banks despite improved housing-market conditions and modest declines in foreclosure activity, according to a new analysis by Fitch Ratings. Despite better modification results (partly due to reduced payments under the Home Affordable Modification Program) through the third quarter of 2012, the high delinquency and foreclosure rates for recently modified mortgages indicate persistent asset quality problems, said ...

Servicers and lenders are missing out on revenue from oil and gas leases, according to Wingspan Portfolio Advisors. However, industry analysts also warn of challenges posed by the leases. Oil companies have leases across vast areas of land that permit drilling for natural gas and oil deposits. Steven Horne, president and CEO of Wingspan, said if the lease on a specific property is lost due to foreclosure and a subordination agreement is not worked out, production lasting up to 30 years can be lost along with ...