Some history: When GMAC imploded earlier in the decade, some of its GSE servicing rights were sold to Ocwen. Ocwen eventually sold those contracts to Nationstar.
Speaking at the MBA convention, one executive said that under current rules, bank holdings of MSRs are treated more harshly than holdings of Greek bonds.
Is Onity Group eyeing a sale? Perhaps. And why not? Servicing values are approaching a 25-year high.
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