Some subservicers are offering to pay deboarding fees charged by competing subservicers to help prompt transfers. MSR owners have some hesitation beyond fees, including risks from transfers.
Rocket was one of the largest sellers of agency mortgage servicing rights during the second quarter and the only nonbank to post a decline in owned servicing among the top-10 firms. Chase’s decline in owned servicing looks to be tied to portfolio runoff. (Includes three data tables.)