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With all the talk of breaking up the big banks (by Obama advisor Paul Volcker) how come no one is talking about breaking up the big mortgage companies, including how much in the way of servicing rights each can control? According to figures compiled the Quarterly Data Report and National Mortgage News, the top two -- Bank of America and Wells Fargo -- together control 40% of the nation's $9.94 trillion in home mortgages. Just think of all the bulk servicing rights that could change hands if a breakup is forced upon the industry? It would mean a boon to servicing brokerage firms, that's for certain. Meanwhile, in other news, Citigroup was the most heavily shorted stock on the New York Stock Exchange, with nearly 381 million shares sold short during the last two weeks of December. Citigroup's mortgage division ranks fourth among all servicers but has a meager market share (compared to the big two) of just 7.47%...

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