In past SEC filings Radian hinted that a write-down tied to its 2014 $305 million purchase of Clayton might be in order, but the company never pulled the trigger.

A telling sign: Bank of America employed 6,603 servicing employees as of the end of 2016, down 78.0 percent compared to the end of 2013.

The biggest surge was in non-agency securitization of mortgages on hotels and other lodging properties, which jumped 88.7 percent from the first quarter.

Freddie expects to make a $2 billion dividend payment to Treasury – the holder of its senior preferred stock – sometime in September.

Freddie Mac CEO Don Layton: "The fundamentals are strong and residual flaws are gone..."

The noted research firm found that mortgage customers feel as if their servicers are more focused on profit than giving top-notch customer support...

“Some lenders are finally showing more willingness to extend credit to borrowers..." said FHFA Director Mel Watt.

The CFPB has not yet initiated a public process to apply the balancing test to determine which of the new data will be released to the public.

New Residential has purchased several servicing portfolios over the past year, acquiring rights from CitiMortgage, Walter/Ditech and United Shore, among others.

Movement Mortgage was the largest seller of MSRs through co-issuance deals…