On April 3, the Fed announced a Consent Order against Morgan Stanley regarding an alleged pattern of misconduct and negligence in residential mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing at its subsidiary, Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc.  The Consent Order requires Morgan Stanley to retain an independent consultant to review foreclosure proceedings by Saxon in 2009 and 2010.  If Morgan Stanley re-enters the mortgage servicing business while the Consent Order is in effect, it will be required to implement servicing and foreclosure practices comparable to what the mortgage servicers subject to the 2011 enforcement actions were required to implement.  Fed Release.