The initiative serves as a last resort for the servicer...

Mike Fratantoni, a senior vice president and chief economist at the Mortgage Bankers Association, stressed that headline figures from the June jobs report don't tell the whole story on employment trends.

The CFPB completed 28 fair lending examinations or reviews on banks and nonbanks last year.

Pending home sales in June declined on an annual basis at a rate not seen in four months.

Borrowings under the new credit agreement are unsecured. A commitment fee also was involved.

MSR investing veteran Michael Lau said investors that focus on recapture are “building today for what’s going to come tomorrow.”

The proposal aims to address issues similar to those that led to the failure of Reverse Mortgage Funding.

Prepayment rates are expected to be higher than in previous refinance cycles because lenders have bumped up spending on technology to improve recapture rates and loan originators are eagerly anticipating increasing their volume.

Pending home sales declined by 2.1% on a monthly basis in May.

Servicers face more onerous advance requirements for delinquent loans in Ginnie MBS compared with loans in GSE MBS.