Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are continuing their efforts in support of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s eClosing initiative as well as the broader industrywide push for eventual eMortgage adoption, despite the challenges that have confronted the latter over the past decade. Ann Epstein, product development director at Freddie, told Inside The GSEs she does not think the limited adoption of eMortgages to date is a technology issue. “The technology ...

However, originations aren’t expected to spike in 2015 due to a number of factors, including tight underwriting standards.

The latest entry into the Ocwen legal sweepstakes is Lifshitz & Miller, Garden City, NY, whose specialties include class action lawsuits.

Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase increased their first-lien holdings compared to 3Q 2013 while Bank of America and Citigroup experienced a decline.

It’s anticipated that in the coming year nonbanks will continue to steal production market share away from depositories.

We continue to hear reports about a new player in the warehouse lending space that is offering attractive borrowing rates that appear too good to be true.

Republicans also will try to subject the CFPB’s budget to the congressional appropriations process.

Industry observers believe underwriting standards on mortgages in jumbo MBS will continue to loosen, which might weaken investor confidence.

Redfin noted that fewer homes sold in under two weeks this year.

PHH Mortgage was the top-ranked IO lender, with $9.51 billion in such originations through three quarters in 2014.