Two Harbors, a publicly traded REIT, is getting aggressive when it comes to MSR acquisitions.

SunTrust to mortgage brokers: Drop Dead! Meanwhile, the inside scoop on the somber mood at the annual MBA show.

Bill Erbey, the company's founder and chairman, downplayed concerns that Ocwen is growing too quickly.

Early Thursday, EverBank disclosed that it is selling $13.4 billion of Ginnie Mae servicing rights, while transferring $6.9 billion in subservicing to Walter Investment Management Corp.

Moody’s believes the servicers’ transitions into mortgage originations was positive, but raised concerns about declining refinance opportunities, competition with banks and the potential for nonprime originations.

At press time, there were reports circulating that one mid-sized nonbank planning to enter the correspondent acquisition market had pulled the plug and laid off staff. The firm is expected to talk to IMFnews Thursday morning.

Once again, the MSR market is heating up. Sources say a REIT may purchase receivables being offered by Flagstar Bancop.

A year ago, mortgage servicing brokers were seeing five or fewer bidders on bulk offerings. Today, 10 or more bidders show up, many of which are nonbanks or have owners that are hedge funds or private-equity firms.

Is Ed DeMarco unimpressed with Fannie and Freddie's return to profitability? “…we should keep the recent reports of positive net income in perspective,” he told the audience of the Bipartisan Policy Center this week. “Much of it has been related to one-time adjustments..."

A senior executive at Residential Finance Corp. confirmed that the company’s chief financial officer Nick Hahn left the lender/servicer last month, but has since been replaced.