The publicly traded Impac is based in Irvine, CA. Its share price is currently at $7.34, more than double what it was in June. Donatacci will split his time between California and New York.

Some are calling for the GSEs’ automated underwriting systems to be used after the QM patch expires to determine whether a mortgage is a QM.

The spokesperson added: “It should be noted that in the recently announced housing finance reform plan, Treasury recommends that volume-based pricing discounts or similar incentives should be prohibited at the enterprises.”

Eli Global (Global Growth) owner Greg Lindberg entered a not guilty plea in the case and just last week filed a motion to dismiss.

Some mortgage market participants suggested the CFPB replace the DTI ratio standard with a different measure, such as a residual income test.

Three large nonbanks led the pack in GSE buybacks during the second quarter: Quicken Loans, Caliber Home Loans and loanDepot…

Back in 2011, large bank servicers – including Wells Fargo, JPMorgan and Bank of America – controlled roughly 94% of the mortgage servicing market, a fact cited in a new report from the Conference of State Bank Supervisors. Today, just four commercial banks rank among the top 10 servicers.

Read the tea leaves: Just 56.4% of second-quarter loan originations have been pooled in MBS. In recent years, the overall securitization rate has run at about 70%.

FHFA Director Mark Calabria: Reducing risk isn’t necessarily the same as reducing volume…

Flagstar estimates it will recover about $1 million of the cost in the third quarter while it continues to pursue other legal remedies tied to Live Well...