The only top-five servicer to report an increase in volume was Nationstar Mortgage...

Nationstar originated $4.25 billion of new home mortgages in 3Q17…

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The possible sale of Nationstar Mortgage could have ramifications for a handful of other publicly traded nonbank mortgage firms, including Ocwen Financial, New Residential Investment Corp., and Walter Investment Management Corp. For now, Nationstar and its largest investor – Fortress Investment Corp. – are saying little about the matter, but it’s been widely reported the past week that SoftBank (soon to own Fortress) has hired investment bankers to explore a sale of ...

There continues to be some nervousness about VA receivables because of streamlined refinancings, although regulators are trying to curb abuses in the program.

According to Inside Mortgage Finance, Nationstar is the nation’s fourth largest servicer based on June 30 figures.

In February, SoftBank agreed to buy Fortress for roughly $3.3 billion in cash.

But what about Watt? His term as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency ends in early 2019...

One dealmaker, requesting anonymity, added: “Why not just sell servicing on eBay? There are reasons the market for servicing is wired as it is.”

Ocwen very well could be sold through an “asset” sale, observers told Inside Mortgage Finance…