In January, a group of Residential Mortgage Backed Securities (RMBS) investors including BlackRock Financial Management Inc., Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, Kore Advisors, and Metropolitan Life Insurance issued a notice on Ocwen’s alleged non-performance. Ocwen claims the notice is a part of a long campaign by the RMBS investors to force more home foreclosures and less loan modifications.

The White House joined Warren in its criticism, saying that putting the bureau under the appropriation of Congress would limit the agency. The administration also criticized the Republicans budget proposal's "creative-accounting savings" that shift funding for the agency to appropriations.

Lennar opened its first community of single-family rental homes this month in Sparks, Nevada, and has a construction pipeline of 20,000 apartments exceeding $5.5 billion, the Miami-based company said today. After reporting a better-than-expected net income, it seems Lennar's decision may be paying off.

The DOJ filed a motion to have the lawsuit dismissed in May 2014, and Judge Beryl A. Howell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia accepted the motion, claiming the plaintiff did not have sufficient grounds to sue the Justice Department.

Rep. John K. Delaney (Maryland), Rep. John Carney (Delaware), and Rep. Congressman Jim Himes (Connecticut) said the bill would wind down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and allows the GSEs to be sold and recapitalized. The congressmen said protecting the 30-year fixed rate mortgage is key because it ensures “home affordability for the middle class and shields American taxpayers from future bailouts by reforming the housing finance system.”

Mortgage refinance rates climbed another 8 percent in February to 59 percent, making it the highest it has been since May 2013. According to Ellie Mae’s Origination Report released Wednesday that number is almost doubled the rate seen six months ago in August 2014 and 16 percentage points higher than the year-over-year figure of 38.

Robin Gilmore has been hired as EVP-Operational Strategy with responsibility for overseeing the build-out of infrastructure and tools needed for the company's expansion. She brings more than 23 years of experience in the industry to her position and has a B.S. in accounting from the University of Maryland. Gilmore's background includes positions with Kinecta, LoanDepot, Fannie Mae, and Countrywide.

HVF research on the impact of lower oil prices on home values found that in areas where the industries are diversified beyond oil and gas, home prices have remained stable. Authors of this research analyzed Houston’s home prices versus crude oil prices over the last forty years and found with the exception of the 1980s, Houston home prices have been steadily increasing due to diversity in the region.

The U.S. move rate has continued to stay at about 12 percent since 2008. This rate has held steady between 11.5 and 12.5 percent, and about 1 in 9 people moved between 2013 and 2014. That’s an estimated 35.7 million people who migrated over the U.S. during that year.

According to the letter, the senators feel the CSP should have an “open architecture” that gives access to private industry and does not limit the CSP to been an appendage to GSEs. Opening the CSP will “enhance the ability for small and mid-sized lenders to access the secondary mortgage market and facilitate greater competition in this market going forward,” the letter said.