Servicing

Mortgage hiring fell slightly but recruitment is up.

As the deadline for consumers to file a claim under the national mortgage settlement draws closer, they will increasingly turn to nonprofit counseling agencies for advice.

Many professionals are fleeing the REO industry, everyone from servicing shop executives, to specialty providers, to real estate agents.

The Federal Trade Commission has updated its guidelines for anti-identity theft programs.

Increased regulatory scrutiny in recent years has included a greater focus on how mortgage-related assets such as servicing rights are recorded on the books.

The Federal Housing Administration is looking at raising credit score requirements and lowering loan limits.

Donna DeMaio, chief operating officer at United Guaranty Corp., will become CEO.

Fear and loathing in nonbank mortgage land: the CFPB.

Ocwen CEO Bill Erby and general counsel Paul Koches of late have been busy amassing stock options and in some cases selling.

RealtyTrac fears that if the mortgage interest deduction is eliminated due to the fiscal cliff quagmire, it would give many underwater and otherwise distressed homeowners one less reason to hang on.