The survey, conducted through the IMF website, also found that 35 percent of participants plan to sell “some” of their MSRs, but only as needed.

The firm recently launched Parkside Mortgage Trust, a REIT that will purchase non-agency loans originated by its affiliate.

Matt Monahan is expected to aid HL as it tries to take advantage of a red hot market for servicing sales. A former deal maker at Cohane Rafferty Securities, he will beef-up HL’s mortgage sales force.

Two Harbors said FHLB membership provides up to $1 billion of uncommitted credit for borrowings.

Despite the slowdown, an estimated 630,000 mortgages were guaranteed by VA in FY 2013 – a record. Wells Fargo was the top VA funder with $14.82 billion. USAA was second.

Why are speculators shorting mortgage stocks? Answer: The "servicing trade" might be over, but not everyone believes that.

IMA is out with a new $1.294 billion package of bulk Ginnie Mae MSRs, plus a monthly “flow” deal that could net a buyer an additional $900 million in Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac and Ginnie rights.

Mortgage companies with back-office operations overseas don't have to worry about the CFPB examining their off-shore staff, at least not anytime soon.

In an email exchange with IMFnews, RFC's Stein confirmed the sale, but declined to provide any details including the size of the MSRs or the purchase price.

Issuance of agency and non-agency commercial MBS increased 13.5 percent in 2013, according to a new analysis by Inside MBS & ABS, although production dropped sharply in the fourth quarter. Industry participants expect that volume will continue to grow as investor demand for commercial MBS remains strong despite some loosening of underwriting standards. Ken Cheng, a managing director at Morningstar Credit Ratings, said...[Includes one data chart]