In other words, the White House still wants to dismantle Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and doesn't seem to care about all the money the two are returning to the government.
One servicing advisor told IMFnews that the regulator now has the last word on all MSR transfer approvals. It began in December and has slowed the process a bit.
The hunger for GSE speculation is also causing some investors to buy Fannie/Freddie common which has been rising of late, but not by much. However, one GSE watcher believes that buying the common, "is a fools game."
The lender also recently formed a real estate investment trust, Parkside Mortgage Trust. Matt Ostrander, Parksides CEO, said the REIT plans to issue a non-agency MBS later this year or in 2015.
Hoping to jump start the non-agency MBS market, the Structured Finance Industry Group plans to establish a limited number of options on various rep and warrant issues.
Moodys notes that all three have grown their production operations a positive but question whether over the long term whether they can compete with banks in the prime market.