Refi specialists could be in for a word of hurt...

Over the past few weeks, rumors have circulated that the privately held RPM was buying American Eagle...

Schneider has until midnight Dec. 9 to accept the severance offer from Walter Investment Management Corp., the nation’s eighth largest residential servicer.

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Fannie Mae added: “Through these actions we have demonstrated our continued dedication to providing quality care to all communities. And we remain firmly committed to continuing to provide such attention to our REO properties moving forward.”

The volume of jumbo mortgages outstanding rose to an estimated $892.4 billion as of the end of September…

Cowen adds the nomination “also leaves the door open to FHA premium cuts, though the real driver of that will be the pick of an FHA commissioner.”

Cowen & Co. believes there’s now a 65 percent chance that GSE reform will happen over the next two years.

Will the GSE-investing PE firms blow it?

Most of the top 30 servicers of jumbo mortgages increased their servicing portfolios during the third quarter, according to a new Inside Nonconforming Markets ranking. The volume of jumbo mortgages outstanding rose to an estimated $892.4 billion as of the end of September, up 1.7 percent from June and up 10.2 percent from a year ago. Wells Fargo remained the top jumbo servicer, with a $275.1 billion portfolio. That was up 1.1 percent compared to the second quarter ... [Includes one data chart]