Franchise deals – where stock and licenses change hands – could dominate the M&A market for the remainder of the year.

The increased market share for first-time homebuyers is part of a seasonal trend that has occurred in each of the past three years.

The second-quarter rebound in mortgage profits was linked to an increase in new lending and loan sales.

A big deal or ho-hum: Fannie Mae in late July said it will allow for shorter waiting periods involving mortgage debt charge-off accounts and mortgage debt that is discharged through a bankruptcy.

An agency spokesman told IMFnews that as a “general matter” the CFPB considers transfers significant if they involve at least 5,000 loans.

Servicing advisors told IMFnews that many of the bulk deals they have been seeing of late are $4 billion in size or under.

“I’m wondering how many people buy homes outside of buying them with cash,” Ryan said during the webinar. “To me it’s that serious.”

During his career, Dunnery was also a director within Fannie Mae’s national servicing organization.

Investors Unite now boasts almost 1,000 members, which include both common and preferred stakeholders in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Complaints about inaccurate data include issues such as account status, account terms, “information is not mine,” personal information, public record and “reinserted previously deleted information.”