“Auctions would determine the market prices of those guarantees and allocate them to the lenders who most valued them,” the CBO said.

Elsewhere, Batkins projects compliance with all of the CFPB's 2014 regulations to cost the financial services industry $2.1 billion.

The National Association of Realtors recently estimated that in 2014, nearly 234,000 creditworthy borrowers were priced out of the housing market because of high FHA insurance premiums.

On an annualized basis, Ocwen Financial is still profitable and has a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.

Of course, we’re waiting to see what Republicans on Capitol Hill think of a cut in FHA premiums…

MBA's Stevens believes that making a change in the PSPAs would not go over very well in a Republican-controlled House and Senate.

Potential actions by regulators also give non-agency MBS investors cause for concern.

Anderman took Ellie Mae public in 2011. The company now has a market cap north of $1.1 billion.

Mortgage brokers originated 21.3 percent of Golden State mortgages during the first nine months of the year...

A spokesman for the company told IMFnews that the company does not discuss specific meetings it has with regulators...