The data to be reported under the CFPB’s proposal likely will inflame the current fair lending regulatory environment.

Rep. Ed Royce of California: "Money coming in from the GSEs should go to the taxpayers instead of a slush fund for ideological housing groups to play around with.”

New Penn also reorganized its origination channels, consolidating wholesale and correspondent, while adding a mini-correspondent business line.

A proposed FHA administrative fee as high as 4 basis points to fund quality assurance enforcement and technology upgrades also went down in flames.

But there's one little wrinkle: the GSEs cannot pass the cost of funding the HTF onto lenders…

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors is working on capital requirements for nonbank servicers, a story first reported by Inside Mortgage Finance last month.

The FHA temporary waiver was issued in November of last year and now has been extended to Aug. 31, 2016.

Compared to two years ago, staffing levels at the CFPB have increased a whopping 55 percent. Of course, Congress has no say over the agency’s budget.

A spokesman for Ocwen – which is also the nation’s eighth largest Ginnie Mae servicer – declined to comment on anything having to do with buyouts.

United Wholesale Mortgage is also one of the largest originators of residential loans with lender-paid mortgage insurance.