Commercial banks cranked up the value of their servicing portfolios in the third quarter, but not dramatically. Soon, we’ll find out how the nonbanks viewed the same asset.

CoreLogic this week completed its purchase of ClosingCorp., while SimpleNexus wrapped up a deal to buy LBA Ware.

Profits (and profitability) drive the decision to sell a mortgage company. Several lender/servicers are at an inflection point or soon will be. In sum, the rest of 2021 should be interesting.

JPM upped its MSR portfolio by roughly $45 billion in 3Q21. Good thing because the asset is rising in value. Will other commercial banks follow suit?

Interested in buying mortgage servicing rights? You’re not alone, but pricing is beginning to accelerate. Yearend is less than three months away.

No one ever said becoming a public company was easy, but a new public filing related to Better.com’s plans reveals some of the roadblocks that lie ahead. Will investors take note?

Two key factors in MSR deals increasing: rates firming up a bit and the calendar. Yearend isn’t all that far away.

Wells Fargo could clean up as a seller of mortgage servicing rights (if it wanted to) but a new round of sanctions is clouding its future in residential finance.

As originations go, so goes the warehouse sector. In 2Q21, commitment levels reached a new high but borrowing nonbanks are now trimming how much credit they will need for the rest of the year. (Includes data chart.)

A risk-based capital regime could be in the works for Fannie and Freddie, though some GSE watchers suggest the whole exercise could be in flux. Meanwhile, Wells Fargo has a new servicing chief, Ann Thorn from Caliber Home Loans.