In case you didn’t notice, the price of Fannie and Freddie common rose about 5 percent Tuesday, after Watt spoke. In trading Wednesday, they were up again...

Brett Nicholas, president of Redwood Trust, said the real estate investment trust plans to issue its next jumbo MBS around June.

Banks were largely unwilling to sell off HEL holdings in 2013, according to MountainView Capital Group, an advisor on whole loan sales.

Nationstar made “right-party” contact with delinquent borrowers to determine their eligibility for HAMP in only 65 percent of such cases from March 2013 through February, the government found.

A portion of the loans being bought by SLS are tied to 11 non-agency mortgage-backed securities.

Despite regulatory "noise," Walter Investment noted that it received approvals to complete servicing transfers during the first quarter of 2014.

At the end of March, Two Harbors affiliate TH Insurance had $464.5 million of outstanding secured advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines.

PennyMac had 271 approved correspondent sellers at March 31, up from 229 at the end of the fourth quarter.

Fannie Mae reported nice guaranty fee income in first quarter, but as one former GSE executive told us: “Their expenses are out of control.”

Redwood Trust officials said its next jumbo MBS likely will be issued late in the second quarter.