At Dec. 31, MetLife held approximately $11.74 billion in whole loans. In the past, the life insurer had focused on seasoned mortgages, but two years ago started buying newly-originated prime and near-prime mortgages.

The top buyer in the MSR sector was Mr. Cooper Group… 

The CFPB is updating policies regarding civil investigative demands to ensure the government is providing more information about potentially wrongful conduct under investigation.

At March 31, Flagstar's home equity loan portfolio totaled $796 million, up 19% from a year ago...

In 2018, Pacific Union had total expenses of $268.6 million, of which $164.1 million went for personnel...

Nonbanks have increased their GSE portfolios by $95 billion over the past year...

One of the stipulations of the sale is that the buyer of the package cannot attempt to refinance the loans for at least 24 months – an indication the seller could be a wholesaler.

A stand-out was Texas Capital's “loans held for investment” program which ended the quarter at $6.30 billion, up 34% from a year ago. 

The Ocwen filing notes that Messina was paid $240,000 per month in order to preserve his availability...