Apprehension and uncertainty were palpable among industry representatives meeting in Washington, DC, this week over how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau views marketing services agreements and how it plans to deal with them in the future. David Stevens, president and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association, urged the bureau to provide formal, specific guidance during the trade group’s regulatory conference this week. “We sent...

Bond investing giant PIMCO has quietly purchased First Guaranty Mortgage Corp., Frederick, MD, for roughly $50 million, gaining a toehold into an industry it has been carefully eyeing for well over two years now. The acquisition – confirmed to Inside Mortgage Finance by several sources – comes roughly three months after the company pulled out of talks with RoundPoint Mortgage, the nation’s 24th largest servicer. PIMCO – formally known as Pacific Investment Management Co. – has tried...

Ocwen has so many workers in India that it hedges its risk against the currency there, the Rupee.

Ginnie Mae defines “inactivity” as 18 months of dormancy. At least 50 issuers meet that definition...

The former FHA commissioner noted that: “We’ve seen that before – when enforcement does replace regulation..."

Meanwhile, the MBA chief – and his members – were caught off guard by Tozer’s comments about nonbanks and servicing transfers.

Among the industry-supported provisions is expanded small-creditor definition.

“We are not looking for ‘gotchas’ here,” the CFPB official promised.

Lund’s vindication comes at a time when both GSEs are now earning several billion dollars per quarter.

Concerned with worsening late-claim filing, the FHA proposed to establish a timeframe for filing insurance claims and to penalize lenders with complete termination of insurance...