Servicing

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings reported a $132.4 million loss for the first quarter of 2016, showcasing once more the toll falling interest rates have taken on companies across the mortgage industry.

Walter Investment Management Corp. sank into a deeper $172.7 million net loss during the first quarter, as lower interest rates caused pressure on the company's mortgage servicing rights valuation.

United Guaranty's pretax operating income of $163 million benefited from lower mortgage delinquency rates but a decline in refinance originations affected the amount of new insurance written.

Servicing rights are high-yielding assets, making them attractive investments for hedge funds, real estate investment trusts and banks.

Freddie Mac is marketing its 20th offering of Structured Agency Credit Risk notes offloading exposure to defaults on residential mortgages that it insures.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending April 29.

For banks looking to enter or expand their mortgage servicing rights business, there is a pressing question: Are the best years for MSRs behind us or do current market conditions offer a favorable risk/reward opportunity?

The nation's housing markets may be finally getting over the foreclosure crisis, but for many Americans the anger hasn't subsided.

During the mortgage crisis, servicers recruited people from the origination business to help with loan modifications. Now the two sides of the industry are coming together in a new way.

Ocwen Financial Corp. has fulfilled its consumer relief obligation under the National Mortgage Settlement ahead of schedule. But that doesn’t mean it’s in the clear yet.