With rates rising and refis falling, will certain mortgage companies head for the exits? And if they do, will they get too greedy on the sale price?

At least two mid-sized nonbanks on track to fund up to $10 billion in mortgages this year are on the auction block and could get sold in the months ahead. That is, if their owners don’t get too greedy. With interest rates continuing to head north and loan application volumes weakening, the dynamics in the mergers and acquisitions market may be shifting. Over the past two years, lenders have been posting the best profit margins ever, which in turn has caused them to increase their asking price, that is, should they entertain the thought of selling. In general, nonbank lenders that are...

The M&A rumor mill continues to spit out names. An offering book is circulating on CashCall and at least one other shop, IMF has learned.

Thanks to rising interest rates, the book value of mortgage servicing rights increased in the first quarter. Could more sales be on the way?

When interest rates rise, so do the value of mortgage servicing rights.

In a new filing with the SEC, Walter Investment said it discovered that its new reverse subsidiary had failed to record certain servicing errors.

Thanks to rising home values and lower delinquencies, investors are gobbling up subprime MBS, causing prices to rise.

Don't put too much stock in the new government figures on mortgage hiring. Some firms are cutting back like Pacific Union Financial.

The MSR sales machine is cranking up at MountainView.

Cole Taylor Mortgage is getting serious about the servicing business. It purchased a portfolio from Liberty Savings and plans to start its own in-house platform.