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Representatives of Flagstar, Selene Finance, and OrangeGrid discuss the keys to getting mortgage servicing technology projects approved and executed within a 90-day timeframe.

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For the first time since the new mortgage servicing rules went into effect in January 2014, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) enforced the rules, handing down a $37.5 million fine on Monday to Michigan-based bank Flagstar for illegally blocking foreclosure prevention.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ordered Michigan-based bank Flagstar to pay $37.5 million in penalties for violating the new mortgage servicing rules by failing to devote sufficient resources to its loss mitigation programs, CFPB announced on Monday.

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. announced earlier this week that it has filed a Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in order to notify its investors that the bank is currently trying to work out a settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding alleged violations of financial laws.

The fizzle of 2012's refinance boom and the publishing of new regulatory guidelines took their toll on origination numbers, but it was a decidedly different story for mortgage servicing rights (MSR) deals. DSNews.com takes a look back at some of the biggest wheelers and dealers in the MSR world over the past year, including Nationstar, Ocwen, Walter Investment Management Corp., and Two Harbors, among others.

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc., and MBIA Inc. announced a settlement between the two companies related to transactions on securities that flopped during the housing crisis. Under the terms of the agreement, Flagstar will pay MBIA $110.0 million, an amount ""consistent with [MBIA's] recovery expectations,"" CEO Jay Brown said. Flagstar does not expect any significant financial impact as a result. According to a statement from the company, MBIA will use the cash received to pay a portion of its secured loan from National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.

In Michigan, Flagstar Bancorp, Inc., announced an agreement to sell the assets of DocVelocity, its document imaging business for mortgage lenders, to Capsilon, a provider of cloud-based sharing, imaging, and collaboration services for mortgage lenders.

A judge in the Southern District of New York ruled Tuesday that Flagstar Bancorp will have to pay Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. more than $90 million for defective mortgages packaged in residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS). U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff ruled that Flagstar must pay $90.1 million to Assured for misrepresenting loans in insured securities. Flagstar must also pay interest, attorneys' fees, and other costs to be determined.

With the dawning of a new year comes the sense of starting fresh and leaving the previous year's baggage behind. A number of mortgage lenders are applying this same adage to their loan portfolios as the close of 2010 nears, and selling off blocks of nonperforming mortgage assets to clean up their balance sheets for a new year of business. It's a common trend for banks to get their house in order during the fourth quarter of a fiscal year, but this year, it seems there's a larger pool of eager buyers for soured real estate assets.