When rates take a noticeable dive – as they have the past few weeks – mortgage lenders contemplating a sale sometimes have a change of heart, opting to ride the new production wave. But this time around, that doesn’t appear to be the case. “Most every lender I speak to understands this to be a very temporary event prior to a relatively cold and uncertain winter,” said M&A advisor Rick Roque of Menlo Company. Over the past two months, Inside Mortgage Finance has found 10 publicly announced M&A transactions with several more likely signed that weren’t disclosed. Roque, who’s working on several deals, said...

The SIGTARP said that since the beginning of 2013 it has received complaints from “nearly 100” borrowers regarding issues with servicing transfers, and that 84 of the calls came in 2014.

Guild's McGarry also said the company will not be closing on any more transactions in 2014.

Pacific Union Financial took in $100 million of profits. It’s not every day that a privately held nonbank tells the world what it’s earning…

Is the investment banking arm of JPMorgan Chase sniffing around the non-QM space? It sounds crazy, we know...

For a bond investor such as PIMCO, the attraction should not come as a total surprise.

As part of the transaction, company founder and president Steven Horne will step down as president and chief executive officer, but will remain as a senior advisor.

Note to Ocwen management: every US employee is a potential mortgage customer. Think about it.

Guild intends to buy even more mortgage companies. Is an IPO next?

We even heard one report that a non-QM firm is contemplating an initial public offering. It sounds crazy, we know…Meanwhile, it appears the states want a say in MSR transfers...