FHFA chief Mel Watt noted: “In Treasury’s view, it’s a legislative decision” to change the terms of the bailout agreement.

G-fees range from 50 to 55 basis points. Prior to the housing bust, some seller/servicers had g-fee payments as low as 12 basis points.

The Mortgage Choice Act was passed by the GOP-held House in June, but failed to move through the Democrat-controlled Senate.

Last year, the mortgage industry cautioned HUD against assessing a fee to fund certain risk management improvements in the FHA program.

Any monkeying with the GSE charters must get past two of the most powerful lobbying groups in all of housing finance...

DocMagic would like to double its nationwide sales staff to 20 by the time 2015 ends.

The FHFA proposal, however, could spell trouble for certain nonbank servicers with limited resources.

An official involved in the non-agency MBS market said it’s easier to sell private placements than it is to meet requirements for publicly registered deals

The DBO request for proposal asks that applicants for the Ocwen contract state whether they – or any affiliates – have done any consulting work for the servicer.

On loans with LTVs ranging from 90 percent to 95 percent, for example, GSE pricing was better for all borrowers with credit scores over 620. But things are different now.