Lakeview/Bayview Loan Servicing remained the largest Ginnie servicer and increased its market share in the first quarter.

At the end of March, the REIT valued its MSRs at 165 bps, the highest “mark” since the first quarter of last year...

Home prices jumped in February after a slight decline the previous month.

The case, Moon vs. Milestone Financial, involves an exception in California Civil Code section 1916.1...

Only 36% of the lenders participating in the MBA’s report turned a profit in 2023, down from a 53% share of participants in 2022.

Elevated interest rates and limited housing inventory led to a tepid increase in pending home sales in March.

“Since mortgage borrowers are captive to a company they never chose to do business with, we are working hard to detect and deter violations of law,” said CFPB Director Rohit Chopra.

The nonbank also saw low servicing-related income due to a large loss tied to hedging.

The REIT bounced back after losses in the previous two quarters.

The overall delinquency rate across all three agencies declined 36 basis points in the first quarter to 2.78%.