In other words, the bureau is asserting the primacy of its regulatory authority over the legality of certain private contracts.

It’s unclear what exactly will be addressed in these new standards, though capital requirements for nonbank servicers is said to be a key part of it.

"Contrary to the fable told by the left, the root cause of the financial crisis was not deregulation but dumb regulation," said House Financial Services Committee chairman Jeb Hensarling, R-TX.

“Sub debt is a good way to grow your business without it being dilutive to your company,” said Bill Dallas, CEO and founder of Skyline Lending.

Declining interest rates don't appear to have affected the servicing auction market much.

Ocwen denied that there is any basis for a default under the trust agreements...

Thanks to its settlement with California regulators, Ocwen's share price is on the rise. But for how long?

Even though mortgage-related complaints to the CFPB fell 14.5 percent year over year and 16.1 percent percent quarter to quarter, gripes about the mortgage loan application and origination process dropped even further, a new analysis by Inside the CFPB shows. Consumer criticisms about their loan apps and the overall origination process fell 22.8 percent from 2013 to 2014. The fourth quarter drop-off was even better, down 28.0 percent from the third quarter. While those performances are positive on the surface, they may be indicative of larger trouble elsewhere: in the case of the U.S. mortgage market, the fall in complaints about loan apps and originations is most likely largely due to the continued slow-down ... [with exclusive chart]...

The reconstituted House Financial Services Committee recently adopted an oversight plan for the 114th Congress – and scrutiny of the CFPB remains part of the agenda of the Republican-controlled committee. “The committee will oversee the regulatory, supervisory, enforcement, and other activities of the CFPB, the effect of those activities on regulated entities and consumers, and the CFPB’s collaboration with other financial regulators,” said the plan document. “The committee will also examine the governance structure and funding mechanism of the CFPB.” When it comes to specific sectors of the financial services industry, the committee said it plans to closely review recent rulemakings by the CFPB and other agencies on a variety of mortgage-related issues. “The committee will monitor the coordination and implementation ...

Elsewhere, the latest figures from the CFPB show a big reduction in consumer belly-aching about loan modifications...