When interest rates rise, so do the value of mortgage servicing rights.

In a new filing with the SEC, Walter Investment said it discovered that its new reverse subsidiary had failed to record certain servicing errors.

Will cash-out refinancings ever return? Meanwhile, a new petition posted on the White House website that might helps GSE shareholders is taking off.

Community banks are getting slapped with a "low activity" fee from Freddie Mac and the ICBA is not happy.

Thanks to rising interest rates, the book value of mortgage servicing rights increased in the first quarter. Could more sales be on the way?

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued two new compliance guides but is warning that they are not substitutes for the underlying rules.

The Obama administration has mounted a public relations push, including a recent White House social media buzz, pushing for the HARP 3.0 program.

Don't put too much stock in the new government figures on mortgage hiring. Some firms are cutting back like Pacific Union Financial.

Thanks to rising home values and lower delinquencies, investors are gobbling up subprime MBS, causing prices to rise.

By excluding from the points and fees calculation compensation paid by creditors and mortgage brokers to their employees, the bureau prevents some double counting.