Former Fannie CFO Howard said this leaves the government-controlled mortgage giant to pay about $7 billion over the next 10 years in premiums and hedging costs.

There is, however, a 0 to 6 percent fee...

Tim Pagliara, executive director of Investors Unite, is the lone plaintiff in this case...

The FHFA said about 16,000 HAMP borrowers facing resets are eligible for HARP.

The GSEs will publicly release their non-performing loan sales data for the first time, conclude their assessment of various credit scoring models and the FHFA will issue a request for input on front-end credit risk transfer transactions.

At the March 2 HFSC mark-up, Rep. Stivers said H.R. 2121 will make sure that loan officers are able to move between jobs with a minimal amount of disruption.

The inability of Fannie and Freddie to build capital is a huge issue, Stevens said.

Ocwen's goal: to be a “world-class” company. But investors need convincing. Its stock is down 92 percent from its all-time high.

Roughly 88 percent of lenders plan to grow their origination business this year, and many – 67 percent – will either increase the number of retail branches or add loan officers.

Schilling cites a 2009 amendment to the DOJ’s FCA policy that expanded the boundaries of where it can be applied. He said now a claim can include a request for money made to a recipient of government funds.