Bulk offerings of mortgage servicing rights, even new production, are now plentiful.

Mortgages banking firms are still in demand, but pricing may fall. And at Wells Fargo, it's jumbo rates remain cheaper than GSE rates.

Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and Flagstar are all working on large servicing deals, but as sellers. Meanwhile, HUD is worried about lower GSE loan limits.

Two Harbors revealed that it sold several billions of dollars’ worth of agency MBS in the third quarter as the assets became less attractive with rising rates. The proceeds will be used to buy MSRs.

When it comes to mortgage servicing rights, Pingora has been a busy bee. It bought Gilpen Mortgage and has been an active bidder on several packages.

Nonbanks are making progress in picking up market share, but it's uncertain how much more turf commercial banks might cede.

A 15 percent downpayment mortgage from Wells Fargo? It's true. Cole Taylor sale moves closer. Mortgage jobs head south.

Look for an update late Thursday on the sale of Cole Taylor Mortgage. Meanwhile, does anyone care that credit unions are holding 30-year jumbo mortgages in portfolio?

With mortgage rates at their highest level in more than two years, the long-awaited boom in mergers and acquisitions may finally be here. But don’t expect sellers to accept just any price. “M&A is picking up,” said Larry Charbonneau, who runs a boutique advisory firm, Charbonneau & Associates. “The big fish want to buy the small ones, but the small ones don’t know if it’s in their best interest to sell yet.” Charbonneau points out...

With origination profits leveling off, some mortgage bankers are looking to cash out. But can they still get top dollar?