And keep in mind there are some Ocwen investors who are hoping that the company will be sold and the share price will spike.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has adjusted a proposal that would set margin requirements for to-be-announced MBS. The independent regulator made some concessions to industry participants compared with a proposal issued in January 2014. FINRA’s proposed rule change was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission this week. Comments will be accepted for 21 days after the proposal is published in the Federal Register, which is expected shortly. FINRA noted...

The company said it has an opportunity to “disrupt the market and gain share” by displacing incumbent participants and addressing unmet demand.

U.S. Mortgage Insurers is close to presenting proof of concept involving “deep cover” mortgage insurance to policymakers.

After a long, steady decline in their combined market share, the top five sellers of home mortgages to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac posted a modest increase during the third quarter of 2015. The top five sellers delivered $67.66 billion of loans to the two government-sponsored enterprises during the period for a 30.3 percent share of the market, according to a new Inside Mortgage Trends analysis. That was up from 29.8 percent in the second quarter and ... [Includes two data charts]

Despite the uncertainty over marketing services agreements caused by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau enforcement actions, MSAs are still legal and viable, as long as they are properly ordered, according to industry experts at Lenders Compliance Group, a consulting firm in Long Beach, NY. During a webinar this week, three compliance pros at the firm delved into the first big splash the CFPB made on the MSA front, its Sept. 25, 2014, consent order with ...

Mortgage lenders have entered a new, unfamiliar zone of regulation with the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rule, which became effective on Oct. 3. The Stratmor Group, a mortgage consulting firm, said reaching out to borrowers prior to loan closing increases borrower satisfaction significantly, which regulators may view as a positive indicator of good-faith efforts to comply with the complex new rule. “One aspect of TRID compliance is making sure that the customer ...

A proposal from the Financial Accounting Standards Board that would impact accounting for mortgage servicing rights is getting support from industry trade groups. In August, FASB issued proposed accounting standards covering derivative contract novations on existing hedge-accounting relationships. A task force at the accounting standard setter had found that guidance in generally accepted accounting principles wasn’t explicit on the effect of a ...

Mortgage banking firms managed to increase their employee rolls by 1,200 workers as autumn began, even though traditionally this is the time when lenders cut back. Hiring at mortgage brokerage shops remained relatively flat at 77,100, according to figures compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. BLS found that mortgage banking companies had 218,300 full-timers on their payrolls at the end of August, a meager sequential gain of 0.5 percent. The figures, which are seasonally adjusted, do not distinguish between production and servicing workers.

A significant percentage of active Ginnie Mae issuers use subservicers in their operations, and agency officials estimate that 22 subservicers handle roughly a third, or $510 billion, of the program’s portfolio. The four top subservicers handle approximately 21 percent of Ginnie’s total portfolio or 65 percent of the subserviced portion. During the recent Ginnie Mae annual conference in Arlington, VA, representatives from Lakeview Loan Servicing, Pingora Asset Management and ...