WMIH Corp., a shell company whose chief asset is tax losses, this week agreed to purchase Nationstar Mortgage for roughly $1.68 billion in cash and stock.

Joshua Rosner, managing director of Graham Fisher & Co., states: “This sounds like the early stages of a utility model..."

The DTA hit Fannie took and the resulting net loss was fully expected and likely won’t cause an uproar on Capitol Hill. However, one lobbyist quipped: "Ah, the first taxpayer bailout of a large financial institution since the Great Recession."

Under this arrangement, the FHLBanks would be “jointly and severally liable” for the obligations of any single-family guarantor formed under the new system…

Housing finance reform legislation is being worked on in the House and Senate but has yet to be formally introduced.

As National Association of Realtors Vice President Joe Ventrone put it: “It’s an unintended consequence of the tax bill rather than falling into the bailout narrative.”

Borrowing from the FHLB advance window would save REITs a ton of money…

At Quicken, Carroll served as executive vice president where he helped develop the lender’s positions on key policy issues.

Look for New Residential to become a buyer of Ginnie Mae servicing packages...

Nationstar’s stock is publicly traded, but is majority owned by Fortress Investment Group, which late last year was sold to SoftBank.