“The FHFA is trying to solve every possible problem that might come up,” said one mortgage insurance executive.

Bank of America isn't severing all its ties to realtors...

Stonegate Mortgage, Indianapolis, a publicly traded nonbank that recently underwent a management change, is considering takeover offers, according to industry advisors familiar with the situation. Although the company declined to comment, it appears that at the very least it’s considering selling some of its branches. At the same time, sources contend that certain branch managers are trying to cut separate deals with competitors. Firms looking to take over those branches include...

Sources have identified Caliber Home Loans and Skyline Lending as possible acquirers of branches.

The trade group quickly found a villain for the ugly reading: the Oct. 3, 2015, effective date of the CFPB’s TRID rule.

As one JPM competitor noted: “It’s no surprise that correspondent led the way for them. They own the correspondent jumbo market.”

In 3Q, BofA funded $13.71 billion of first liens, a 14 percent sequential decline. All of it came through the retail channel.

Bank of America said it will discontinue all “space rental agreement programs due to recent regulatory developments.”

According to a rate sheet, the minimum loan amount on the rental properties is $250,000 while the minimum number of properties is five...

Moody’s found that completed foreclosures for bank-serviced loans in Florida averaged 1,077 days or three years...