At First Tennessee Bank, for example, its commitments were flat from the second to the third quarter, but average outstandings increased by 13 percent to $861 million.

The nascent single family rental industry is at a crossroads in terms of future growth and long-term staying power...

One analyst, Farukh Farooqi of Marquis Research, told IMFnews that Ocwen’s board should consider dumping CEO Ron Faris. “I mean where does the buck stop?” Farooqi said.

Skyline said it raised $18 million in equity and debt from Ellington along with Upfront Ventures and Dallas Capital Management.

Lawsky didn't name names, but the servicer he singled-out shares a number of characteristics with Ocwen Financial.

MBA cites competition from GSEs' new low downpayment programs, Senators point to improvements in the FHA's Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund.

The increase in the number of mortgage loan originators with state licenses was attributed to increased access to warehouse credit and less exposure to regulation than big banks.

Two real estate investment trusts that have focused their efforts on residential MBS recently announced plans to enter the commercial MBS market. The moves come as issuance of residential MBS has been subdued since the financial crisis while issuance of commercial MBS activity has been soaring in recent years. PennyMac Financial Services announced this month that it formed PennyMac Commercial Real Estate Finance. The business will focus on loans that finance multifamily and other commercial real estate with a typical value of under $10 million. PennyMac said it plans for its REIT, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust, to acquire and securitize the commercial mortgages. “The opportunity in this market is...

On the supply side, there were $5.63 trillion of single-family MBS guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae outstanding at the end of September.

Non-cash financing was used on 72.4 percent of home purchases in November, based on a three-month moving average.