Freddie notes, “The volume of specialty servicing may shrink as the number of legacy loans dwindles, but specialty servicing is likely to remain an active part of the mortgage servicing industry…”

Barclays believes there is both an economic argument and a policy argument for reducing GSE guaranty fees…

"Many servicing functions resemble the assembly line processes used in auto manufacturing," said a new report from Freddie Mac.

It may be holiday week, but Interactive Mortgage Advisors is out with a handful of new MSR offerings...

In case you’re wondering, Fannie Mae has a market capitalization rate of $12.28 billion, Freddie Mac $6.86 billion. Why?

Despite changes to GSE to representations-and-warranties policies, lenders are still avoiding the riskiest segments of the market.

The 2008 Housing and Economic Recovery Act stipulated that the baseline limit could not be lowered when house prices were falling. And during recovery, there could be no increase until the HPI reached its previous high, in the third quarter of 2007.

However, 40 percent of those lenders who do not offer a mobile app plan to make one available over the next 12 months.

Bank of America grew its MBS holdings by a stunning 22.7 percent in the third quarter, according to Inside MBS & ABS.

FINRA made some concessions to the industry in the proposal issued in October, but many MBS traders warned of dire consequences if the proposed margin requirements take effect.