There are signs of life in mortgage hiring, depending on the job description. Firms looking to increase staff levels include the lending arm of Bayview Asset Management, Citadel Loan Servicing and Carrington Mortgage Services.

“The CFPB’s plan will feature only one side of the story, and such one-sided accounts will not advance the CFPB’s mission of better informing and helping consumers,” said FSR chief Tim Pawlenty.

Issuers of non-agency MBS and commercial MBS, among other structured finance asset classes, are set to face increased costs to comply with a rule from the Securities and Exchange Commission that increases disclosure requirements. But deals that are not issued publicly would avoid the increased costs. Last week, the SEC unanimously adopted a wide-ranging final rule known as Reg AB2, which was first proposed in 2010. By the beginning of 2017, newly issued, publicly registered non-agency MBS will have to include 270 loan-level data points disclosed via the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system, known as EDGAR. The required disclosures include...

Does JPM's Jamie Dimon really care about the mortgage business? Or is he in it for the CRA credits?

The Inspector General of the Federal Housing Finance Agency is looking for a supervisory criminal investigator to work on what it calls “unique, complex and sensitive projects,” according to a recent employment ad posted on USAjobs.gov. The applicant, who must have a top secret security clearance, can earn anywhere from $134,000 to $227,000 per year. The in-house investigator would supervise the IG’s hotline team at least 25 percent of the time, and manage and maintain both the Computer Investigative Forensics Program and the National Firearms and Training Program of the department, among other duties.

When it comes to new originations, the laggard in the government-insured group has been the FHA program.

“When you get guidance, you don’t always like everything you get," said Bob Davis of the American Bankers Association.

In an environment with limited jumbo originations, the transaction gives Chimera access to a large amount of seasoned residential mortgages that can be securitized into new investments.

Commercial banks and residential mortgages: is the great love affair over? Yes, says Kroll.

Originating unsecured consumer loans can be a risky venture, but LoanDepot says it wants to drive growth. Of course, it doesn't have any public shareholders to answer to.