Democrats in Congress have raised concerns about how five banks have responded to new servicing standards included in the $25 billion national servicing settlement.

Nonbank mortgages lenders will not get a pass on CFPB scrutiny, a top regulator told a gathering of the American Bankers Association.

The CFPB is a tough cop on the beat, no doubt. But is the agency and its rules causing certain banks in Oklahoma to exit the residential lending sector?

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...