Ocwen Financial took another loss in the fourth quarter of 2020. The nonbank also received a cash infusion from Oaktree Capital Management with plans to grow.

While the share of mortgages in forbearance declined at the end of January, more than one million borrowers feel they're at risk of foreclosure.

The settlement was reached lass than a week after Caliber filed a lawsuit alleging that Sagent was holding Caliber's data "hostage."

The two major CU trade associations, the Credit Union National Association and the National Association of Federally Insured Credit Unions, and a number of other state-specific industry groups submitted letters in support of the proposal.

From a market perspective, all those forbearances are cumulative. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae estimate that one in four of the borrowers who entered into forbearance continued to make their payments...

In 4Q20, the nonbank mortgage giant originated $69.41 billion of product, a 28.1% improvement from a red hot third quarter. Its servicing portfolio grew by 6.2% in that span to $426.75 billion.

Total servicing held by depository institutions slipped 2.9% during the fourth quarter, shrinking their share of the top-50 market to 48.7%.

Its gain-on-sale margin came in at 305 basis points in 4Q20 compared to 110 bps in the year ago period. The nonbank also vowed to return “excess cash” to shareholders when possible, a reference to dividend payments.

Investment bankers that work in the trenches fear that pent-up selling in the first quarter could lead to a mad rush for the exit...