Although there are only a few weeks left in 2013, a few large mortgage servicing deals may get done yet.

Bexil American Mortgage and its subsidiary appear to be in a growth mode. They're looking to buy a retail lender and MSRs.

Ed DeMarco might possibly name a chairman for the CSP platform and let Mel Watt have the final say on the CEO slot. Two mortgage executives interviewed for the CEO job include Peter Carroll and Luke Hayden.

Is the mortgage servicing sales market beginning to slow? Not in the least. Nationstar and Walter are active buyers.

Ellie Mae has annualized revenues of roughly $130 million. The company went public two years ago.

Inside Mortgage Finance is hearing rumblings about a mid-sized nonbank that was contemplating an initial public offering pulling the deal.

Impac Mortgage released a statement on the sale of a servicing affiliate, but was light on details, including the identity of the buyer.

Several large bulk MSR deals are pending, but can they get done before year-end?

HUD has been steadily auctioning off nonperforming mortgages the past few months. Sources in the market disclosed to IMFnews who some of the winning bidders are. They include: Credit Suisse, Ellington, Kondaur, PIMCO and Varde.

The "good" news for lenders is that interest in the mortgage industry is still strong despite declining volumes and shrinking profit margins.