ABS issuance has climbed steadily since bottoming out in 2010, and this year is on track to exceed $200 billion in annual issuance for the first time in eight years.

Lenders continue to have a great deal of anxiety about TRID, including enforcement concerns and massive closing delays.

Trading in non-agency MBS, by comparison, is almost non-existent with June's volume coming in at just $2.9 billion.

Meanwhile, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a modified bill that would require federal banking regulators to study the role of depository institutions in the MSR market.

CFPB chief Richard Cordray promised: "If we see errors, we’ll point out what they are and how they should be corrected. We will not be looking to be punitive toward people.”

Despite shrinking housing receivables, Citigroup marked up the asset value of its MSR contracts to $1.924 billion, a 14 percent improvement from the end of the first quarter.

The delinquent notes are being marketed in collaboration with Wall Street firms Credit Suisse, Wells Fargo Securities, and Williams Capital Group.

Selene CEO and industry veteran Larry Litton is retiring. Years ago Litton launched Litton Loan Servicing, which he eventually sold to Goldman Sachs.

CSS recently unveiled the trade groups that would participating in the IAG, but did not identify any individuals…

For mortgage companies that were hoping to go public this year, they might as well forget about it. As one industry analyst put it: “The IPO market isn’t even on life support. It’s just plain dead.” Although many privately held mortgage firms are enjoying a strong year in both lending and profitability, the initial public offering market is dormant for three reasons: Nationstar Mortgage, Ocwen Financial and Walter Investment Management Corp. This year, the once “big three” nonbanks have paid...