One advisor noted in an email exchange: “The market thinks the deal is just waiting on NYS. You know how that goes: S-L-O-W.”

Among the more interesting changes: the FHFA, for the first time ever, is asking GSE customers to hold capital against the dollar amount of Ginnie Mae mortgages they service: 35 basis points.

Valentin joins the government agency from Compass Point Research and Trading Group where he served as managing director/equity research analyst.

In December, Mr. Cooper reported that pre-tax profit margins on originations fell to 1.1% in October and November from 1.3% in the third quarter.

In a few weeks, Ocwen will report fourth quarter results. In trading Wednesday, its common was fetching $1.28 compared to a 52-week high of $2.45 and a low of $1.24.

Ryan, though, is quick to point out that the single security initiative is largely successful, not a surprise since he played a key part in its rollout.

As most residential stakeholders know, nonbank risk is an issue that has caught the eye of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the Department of Housing and Urban Development because nonbanks are major counterparties to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac as well as Ginnie Mae.

Kristy Fercho of Flagstar said the bank is comfortable with the CFPB’s plans, noting the transition to a new measure for QM status should be “pretty easy to manage.”

To date, Odeon has published 55 comments on the GSEs in the past 12 months…

But the financial windfall from the underwriting contracts where the two mortgage giants will offer new shares of common to the public should be considerably larger.