According to Rick Roque, who heads MenloGlobal, “for the most part, executive level opportunities are stagnant, unless production comes with it."

Okay, so maybe the reintroduction of 97 percent LTV loans is not a game-changer...

Some banks pay between 50 and 80 basis points per loan. At the top end of the market are loan officers who earn between 150 and 200 basis points per transaction.

According to figures compiled by Inside Mortgage Finance, Wells Fargo was the nation’s largest home lender in the third quarter with $49.95 billion. JPM was a distant second.

A spokesman for Royce recently told IMFnews that the Congressman will look “to get something through the 114th Congress to put a stop to this…”

The general consensus among those interviewed is that nonbanks will be more aggressive in their recruiting than depositories.

The market heated up significantly in 2013 with $152.22 billion of Ginnie MSRs being transferred.

Barclays is acting as the administrative agent on the deal and will be the sole note holder.

The latest entry into the Ocwen legal sweepstakes is Lifshitz & Miller, Garden City, NY, whose specialties include class action lawsuits.

Of that amount, $9.9 trillion is mortgaged, according to Inside Mortgage Finance, which means consumers have untapped equity of $17.6 trillion.