On Tuesday the Senate Banking Committee will hold a vote on the nomination of Richard Cordray to head the CFPB. Does this mean the GOP is warming up to him or is something else afoot?

Improving loan quality is sparking a major shake-out in the due diligence sector. Can jumbo production and MBS save the day? Meanwhile, the supply of MBS expanded slightly in the fourth quarter.

A top production executive from CitiMortgage has departed the megabank for the pastures of Texas and Nationstar Mortgage.

Freddie Mac is still owed $1.2 billion from Lehman Brothers, which went bust five years ago. Also, Wells Fargo sells NPLs to Citigroup.

The chairman of the House Banking Committee wants clarification from the Federal Reserve on the central bank's transfer of funds to the CFPB.

Roughly 9,000 HUD/FHA workers could lose pay under federal sequestration.

A declining inventory of problem home mortgages and REO played a key role in Bank of America slashing the workforce of LandSafe by roughly 10 percent.

Will the White House soon unveil its FHFA director candidate?

The GOP wants to know why the CFPB has spent so much money on outside contractors.

Due diligence provider Allonhill LLC loses its CEO Diana Mead.