Oh, the irony: tough compliance regulations drive up the cost of renovating the HQ of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Nonbank capital rules from the FHFA will add certainty to the MSR market, but there will plenty of indigestion along the way.

It should be noted that after the FHFA IG report was released, the share value of Nationstar, Ocwen and Walter all suffered in trading...

Then again, there are different definitions of what constitutes a “re-performing” mortgage. Most of the loans trading in this market are modified loans that have six to 12 months of seasoning and a clean cash-flow history.

But it’s not just talk of capital standards for nonbanks that has some in the industry spooked – it’s the issue of what constitutes capital.

The FHFA IG seems to be singling out one nonbank megaservicer in particular. But the Inspector General isn't naming names...

There has been plenty of talk about mortgage M&A, and now it appears that deals are finally happening.

Will a coming boom in the production of non-qualified mortgages help residential lenders survive the origination slump?

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew acknowledged that HAMP hasn’t been as successful as the Obama administration would have liked.

To participate in the MSR market, institutional investors must partner with licensed and compliant servicers.