Servicing

Morgan Stanley has completed $10.5 million in consumer relief, according to the independent monitor of the company's mortgage-backed securities settlement with New York State.

The foreclosure inventory at the end of June was at its lowest level since August 2007, according to data released Tuesday by CoreLogic.

Walter Investment Management Corp. lost $232.4 million in the second quarter as the company took $216 million in charges related to its mortgage servicing portfolio.

Redwood Trust reported higher net income during the second quarter from a year ago, thanks to an increase in net interest income and a decrease in operating expenses.

The Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development has found a new ally in his fight to reform the down payment assistance programs run by HUD and state and local housing finance agencies.

Deval LLC in Dallas has received Fannie Mae servicer approval.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could need as much as $126 billion in bailout money from taxpayers in a severe economic downturn, according to stress test results released by their regulator.

Community development entities like New Jersey Community Capital and Hogar Hispano are being guaranteed a portion of the secondary market for distressed mortgages. They are doing a good job of forestalling foreclosures, but skeptics question whether that run will last.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Aug. 5.

Fair market value adjustments to mortgage servicing rights will continue to put downward pressure on earnings throughout the rest of 2016, according to Kroll Bond Rating Agency.