Bank holdings of non-agency MBS declined by 16.1 percent compared with the first quarter of 2014...

Since then, Quicken has conducted a thorough review and has “proactively taken steps to ensure all [VA] mailings reflect our brand and quality standards,” Emerson said.

In total, the Baker Street hedge fund now controls 8.4 million shares of Walter Investment Management, the parent company of Green Tree Servicing.

According to figures compiled by Inside Mortgage Finance, the privately held Prospect ranks 34th among all residential lenders.

VA jumbo originations outpaced FHA jumbo production, which totaled $2.8 billion in the first quarter, up 17.0 percent from the prior quarter.

Why do loan turn times – application to closing – vary so much?

Former Goldman Sachs officials sure like the nonprime mortgage space. (It's all about yield.)

Pete Mills, SVP for residential policy at the Mortgage Bankers Association, said there are a few issues not covered by the bureau’s delay. “What about state regulators?" he asked. "Are they going to be bound, are they under that same understanding as the bureau?”

The eight banks tracked by the OCC’s Mortgage Metrics report – including Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase – completed 7,571 principal reduction mods in the first quarter...

If a borrower becomes disabled and then involuntary unemployed, homeowners can piggyback one benefit onto the other, according to Arenz.