Although 114 servicing workers are losing their jobs in Nebraska, the lender/servicer will add as many servicing positions in the Dallas area over the next six months.
To some, the MSR transfer prohibition slapped on Flagstar is similar to the one New York regulators placed on Ocwen Financial regarding the Wells Fargo deal.
Fitch does not single out any servicers by name, but it’s common knowledge that both Ocwen Financial and Nationstar Mortgage have thousands of servicing-related workers housed in India...
One active NPL bidder has been Lone Star Funds, but sources tell IMFnews the hedge fund has been having a “brain drain” of sorts when it comes to talent.
In its rebuttal, FHA argues that if the delinquent loans had not been worked out, lenders would have been entitled to $5.2 billion of insurance claims – money the MMIF could ill afford.