In a recent 10-K filing Ocwen disclosed that on April 30, 2015 it announced agreements with the GSEs to sell portfolios of non-performing loan servicing rights.

Also, the mortgage cannot have been acquired through securitization, nor can it have certain verboten features.

CEO Dan Perl noted that the lender will surpass $30 million of fundings in May, a record for the company.

Five Oaks' management noted that the REIT has better control of its jumbo MBS exposure since the company issued its own security in April.

A unique stop-advance feature included in the jumbo MBS issued by Redwood Trust late last week was viewed favorably by investors, according to officials at the real estate investment trust. “We are pleased not only with the pricing execution on this transaction, but also with the level and depth of AAA investor interest,” Marty Hughes, Redwood’s CEO, said this week. The $356.45 million Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2015-2 included...

One advisor reminded us that in the world mortgage M&A many potential deals go south...

Fun fact: First Republic was the only bank among the top five contributors to jumbo MBS issued in the first quarter.

Deephaven's website boasts that it helps “aspiring” homeowners “purchase homes as soon as one day after foreclosure or short sale.”

Redwood posted just $2 million in income from residential mortgage banking activities in the first quarter.

On the plus side, the publicly traded nonbank funded $4.2 billion during Q1, a 16 percent sequential improvement.