Stan Kurland, PennyMac’s chairman and CEO, said the FHLB application for PMT Insurance has been on hold since it was submitted.

Ocwen’s lack of cooperation regarding documents led the agency’s commissioner to issue a subpoena “duces tecum,” which is essentially a court summons.

The positive performance, a drop of 14.5 percent, is most likely due to the continued recovery in the overall economy as well as the housing market.

One servicing advisor raised an interesting scenario Tuesday: Maybe Bill Erbey will swoop in and buy all of Ocwen’s shares and take the whole thing private.

Sources believe that Ocwen eventually will work out a settlement with the state.

Meanwhile, new revelations about regulatory problems in California are likely to make Ocwen’s disposal of servicing rights problematic.

The CFPB found that 70 percent of mortgage customers rely on their lender or broker to obtain loan pricing information.

The Council of Federal Home Loan Banks said the FHFA has shown “no compelling need” for the proposed changes to membership standards.

For short sellers, Ocwen Financial is the gift that keeps on giving.

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