Among those filing missives: the American Land Title Association, Mortgage Bankers Association, National Association of Realtors, and the Structured Finance Association.

Even though the mediation effort has ended, Ocwen is still bidding on servicing portfolios...

The idea of settlement services packaging is not new...

Industry watchers said implementing changes to the qualified-mortgage rule could be one of the biggest sticking points.

On the rural housing front, Freddie expects to increase its SFI purchase target from 3,600 to 3,900 loans in 2020 to as much as 4,800 units this year...

Late last week, Black Knight released its measurement: 2.83 million mortgages in COVID-related relief for the seven-day period ending Dec. 29. The FHA/VA (GNMA) reading increased by 11,000 units.

The nonbank lender/servicer filed its initial IPO documents in early October and was reportedly set to price the offering later that month.

During the COVID crisis, many states have temporarily allowed licensed MLOs to work from their (unlicensed) homes, rather than branches...

RAB agreed to pay $204,000 in civil money penalty to settle the claims.

Issued in late November, the new FHFA regulatory framework mandates Tier I capital of at least 4.0% for Fannie and Freddie, a bar that some stakeholders believe is too high.