The recent departures at Nationstar began in May when the company revealed that Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer David Hisey would leave the lender/servicer in mid-June.

Housing markets in North Dakota and Texas are looking a bit risky these days, according to the Arch MI Risk Index model.

FUN FACT: PIMCO owns almost 12 percent of PHH Corp., the parent of the nation's ninth largest residential servicer.

The jobs that seem to be the least in demand include technology support (4 percent) and secondary marketing positions.

We’re told a sale contract could be signed any day now, but as far as a public announcement is concerned, it may not happen right away…

Potential homeowners may be talking themselves out of the American dream, according to several recent surveys that show consumers underestimate their ability to get a mortgage. A Genworth survey of more than 100 lending executives found that 66 percent said eligible borrowers mistakenly think they don’t qualify for a mortgage. In a similar survey on consumer’s views on homeownership, Wells Fargo reported...

Stonegate has grown from 400 employees in 2012 to about 1,300 currently.

CSS identified the trade group advisors by organization, but not by their individual names.

CMLA argues that “moving implementation to January [from October] will allow lenders and settlement service providers a more gradual implementation of the new disclosures in a lower pressure environment.”

Savitt noted that some lenders don’t want to staff up too much “only to have to lay off workers later on.”