In short, investors – if they bought mortgage stocks at their peaks – are looking at substantial losses...

Tozer believes that with depositories in control of the Ginnie market, the regulation of lender/servicers has essentially been outsourced to banking regulators who have “vast experience” in safety and soundness.

Why short Altisource? This source reasons that as real estate values continue to improve and foreclosures slow, Altisource will have less to do going forward...

Although "legacy" MSR sales are in the tank, newer servicing rights continue to hit the market.

Founded in 1996, Regency is owned and operated by its founders Quentin Keefe and Maureen Lemay. Both will continue in their present positions.

Commercial banks hate mortgages. No, they don't. Yes, they do. No they don't. Yes, they do...

As part of the transaction, Cobalt co-founders Keith Tibbles and Ernie Gehre will stay with the company, which will become a division of Caliber.

Roughly 40 to 50 percent of Citadel's production goes on its balance sheet.

Some mortgage executives told us privately that residential originations could fall by 20 percent year.

Company CEO Brian Hale downplayed the news of an offering book, noting that it hired an investment banker because over the past 12 months Stearns has been approached by “a number of interested investors.”