Mortgages with uncured TRID violations will have higher losses if they default, owing to the potential for increased legal costs and damages, said Moody's.

In response to its anxiety, the Inspector General plans a series of audits that will study the risks posed by an increasing volume of nonbank loan sales.

The seller of the MSRs was identified as a “subsidiary of a publicly traded company established in 1995.”

“This should be terrific for our company,” said Michael Nierenberg, New Residential’s president and CEO, during a recent conference call with investors. “We expect sustainable earnings as a result of our long-term deal pipeline.”

Among other actions, Ocwen entered into an agreement in April to receive up to $125.0 million of backup financing for new loan originations...

Upwards of $500 billion of mortgage servicing rights could change hands this year. But maybe that estimate is too low...

Several hard money lenders are involved in financing flippers, charging interest rates that are several percentage points above the going Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac rate.

With the April acquisition of Home Loan Servicing Solutions’ assets and liabilities, New Residential gained a significant portion of the clean-up call rights for outstanding non-agency MBS. Officials at the real estate investment trust said New Residential plans to execute the call rights and acquire more rights as the MBS feature presents strong profit potential. New Residential owns the clean-up call rights on more than 2,100 non-agency MBS with an outstanding balance of about $235 billion. That’s about 34 percent of the non-agency MBS market. “This should be...

The Federal Housing Finance Agency surprised no one when it announced a fifth, and final, extension of the Home Affordable Refinance Program for underwater Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans. But industry experts are intrigued by the prospect of a new streamlined refi program for the two government-sponsored enterprises. Analysts from Barclays said an extension was widely expected by the market and, as a result, “may not have much of an effect on seasoned cohort valuations.” FHFA Director Mel Watt announced...

The CFPB this week launched a public inquiry into student loan servicing practices that create repayment challenges, hurdles for distressed borrowers and economic incentives that may affect the quality of service. “As a growing share of student loan borrowers reach out to their servicers for help, the problems they encounter bear an uncanny resemblance to the situation where struggling homeowners reached out to their mortgage servicers before, during and after the financial crisis,” CFPB Director Richard Cordray said during a field hearing in Milwaukee on Thursday. “Having seen the improper and unnecessary foreclosures experienced by many homeowners, the CFPB is concerned that inadequate servicing is also contributing to America’s growing student loan default problem.” Currently, about 8 million Americans are...