Mark Zandi, chief economist with Moody’s, said the biggest impediment to opening up the FHA credit box is the issue of loan certification.

The new non-agency security has credit enhancement of 49.9 percent on the top-rated tranche.

The evidence is somewhat suspect because as the analysts noted, the 43 percent cap on DTI ratios for QMs doesn’t currently apply to the FHA, VA or GSE mortgages.

The old GMAC servicing platform in Iowa appears to be on a death-watch as Ocwen sells GSE servicing rights and opts for cheaper labor overseas...

Bond investing giant PIMCO has quietly purchased First Guaranty Mortgage Corp., Frederick, MD, for roughly $50 million, gaining a toehold into an industry it has been carefully eyeing for well over two years now. The acquisition – confirmed to Inside Mortgage Finance by several sources – comes roughly three months after the company pulled out of talks with RoundPoint Mortgage, the nation’s 24th largest servicer. PIMCO – formally known as Pacific Investment Management Co. – has tried...

Ocwen has so many workers in India that it hedges its risk against the currency there, the Rupee.

For many investors it has boiled down to this: They’ve had enough and they want out.

All of the servicing rights being auctioned off are currently being subserviced by Cenlar.

“It was a great channel for some time, but the competitive landscape is expanding rapidly,” said one executive at the company.

Ginnie Mae defines “inactivity” as 18 months of dormancy. At least 50 issuers meet that definition...