A new poll from IMFnews and Inside Mortgage Finance suggests that lenders are hardly optimistic that the R&W changes will amount to anything.

The three biggest servicers in the group – Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America – all reported significant declines in servicing income.

Mortgage bankers are concerned about what the CSBS is up to and how binding its recommendations will be.

The deal marked a shift for EverBank – the bank typically retains its jumbo ARM originations in portfolio.

The original consent order was dated Dec. 5, 2012, establishing the compliance monitor and more.

On a year-to-date basis, GSE refi securitizations were down 68.6 percent at the end of October.

According to figures recently compiled by RealtyTrac, 26,947 single family homes were flipped nationwide in the third quarter.

The case against the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s chief operating officer ended last week after a Washington, DC, Superior Court judge found Richard Hornsby not guilty of making violent threats against former FHFA Acting Director Edward DeMarco.Judge Juliet McKenna acquitted Hornsby of two misdemeanor charges of attempted threats to do bodily harm to DeMarco.

Fannie, Freddie Conforming Loan Limits Mostly Unchanged for 2015. The Federal Housing Finance Agency this week said that conforming loan limits for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2015 would remain at current levels in most markets. For much of the country, the conforming loan limit for one-unit properties will remain at $417,000. The loan limits are established under the terms of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 and are calculated each year.

Banks may be forced to sell mortgage servicing rights in bulk or on a flow basis if Basel III doesn't go their way.