Time-based measures of delinquency rates showed slight declines during the fourth quarter of 2020, as did the foreclosure rate, according to Inside Mortgage Finance's large servicer delinquency index.

Mortgage applications fell by 4%, with declines in requests for both refinances and purchase mortgages.

Coronavirus-related forbearance on mortgages serviced for the GSEs can extend three months past the initial 12-month deadline, according to the FHFA.

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.