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The Securities and Exchange Commission is looking at whether mortgage servicers are boosting profits by prematurely unleashing debt collectors on delinquent borrowers, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said.

As a handful of new issuers enter the market and the implementation of a key regulation pave the way for subprime securitization's comeback, the volume of new loans that are actually available to the market remains a question.

QRM clarified the rules of the road for securitizations. Now, participants in the MBS world seeking better margins are looking beyond the safe harbor — to the subprime space.

The collateral for Agate Bay 2016-2 includes some residential mortgages that failed to comply, at least initially, with "Know Before You Owe" disclosure rules that took effect in October.

Citigroup executives involved in the issuance of residential mortgage-backed securities at the center of the 2008 financial crisis will not be facing criminal charges for selling toxic bonds, U.S. authorities have determined.

A federal judge has allowed to proceed a lawsuit in which a Belgian investor blames Bank of New York Mellon for about $1.1 billion of losses related to its role as trustee for residential mortgage securities.

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has agreed to acquire Apollo Residential Mortgage.

After imposing a virtual moratorium on adding new issuers, Ginnie Mae is again accepting applications from mortgage companies seeking to pool loans for securitization and servicing.

The U.S. Justice Department will decide in the next few months whether it will sue Moody's Corp. for allegedly inflating ratings on mortgage bonds at the heart of the 2008 financial meltdown.