KBRA noted that most nonbanks with large holdings of MSRs don’t hedge large swaths of their portfolios…

The attorneys noted: “The CFPB declined to state what the forms do represent, if anything.”

At March 31, the Anaheim, CA-based FCI had $4.2 billion of servicing contracts on its books.

The average credit score for purchase loans securitized last month was 749.7, the first time that measure has been below 750 in over two years.

“This is a seminal change,” one GSE observer told us.

“The QM rule needs to stand on its own two feet … The FHFA should not be in charge of setting national mortgage underwriting,” said MBA chief Dave Stevens.

In the first quarter, 11.2 percent of Fannie/Freddie purchase loans had credit scores below 700 and LTV ratios of 81 percent or higher. That was up from 7.4 percent in the fourth quarter…

To significantly reduce credit risk, all mortgages sold to Ginnie 2.0 would require a private credit enhancement attached to the loans…

Ocwen Financial continues to rule the roost in terms of subprime servicing…

PennyMac Financial is a top-10 ranked lender and may soon break into the top-10 in servicing as well…