Many lenders and some investors pushed for an alignment of QRM and QM, while other investors sought protections beyond the requirements for QMs.

To account for the risk posed by the small loan pool, Fitch applied a penalty of 1.07-times (a 7.0 percent penalty) to the lifetime default expectations for the MBS...

One servicing analyst told IMFnews that if Ocwen continues to get downgraded on its servicer ratings it could be forced to sell MSRs and/or post additional capital.

Interactive Mortgage Advisors has launched RealPartner.com, a crowd funding platform giving accredited investors access to performing residential mortgages...

The new jumbo security from JPMorgan Chase is scheduled to be issued on Oct. 30.

Ocwen said it has fixed the "back-dating" problem but it may be too late for the company.

Non-agency MBS sponsors will be allowed to retain the risk portion on vertical or horizontal tranches of the security or a combination of the two.

FIRREA – ushered in during the nation’s savings and loan crisis – has four notable elements which make it an attractive path to prosecution...

After all, didn’t America suffer a housing “depression” because credit was too loose? Some GOP conservatives in Congress live by the edict: those who can own; those who can’t rent…

At press time, the firm’s share price was getting crushed, down 25 percent on the day to a new 52-week low of $19.89.