Amilda Dymi

The Michigan State Housing Development Authority is investing millions in a statewide campaign that will demolish some of the state’s 78,000 vacant and abandoned properties.

BankUnited is making strategic commercial property investments in New York.

Starting next year lenders and other mortgage firms operating in California will have to include new do-not-track disclosures in their online privacy policies.

One way the government shutdown is affecting the mortgage market is by completely paralyzing the lending of rural home loans guaranteed by the Department of Agriculture.

Debra Still will assume leadership of the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Opens Doors Foundation.

Slightly more than half of last year's Home Affordable Refinance Program participants had previously been turned down, loanDepot said.

Interest rate concerns that forced mortgage REITs to trade at the lowest valuation during the past few years will be less of an issue going forward.

As outgoing chair of the MBA, Debra Still is a role model for many women in mortgage banking who look up to her for advice.

Estimated in the hundreds of thousands the number of federal employees affected by the shutdown is large enough to cause significant mortgage and credit delinquency concerns unless the shutdown ends soon.

Some of the first mortgage market responses to the government shutdown indicate banks and other customer support agencies were prepared to react fast.

The outgoing chair of the Mortgage Bankers Association, Debra Still, is looking forward to the future where she plans to continue her leadership role in the mortgage marketplace.

As a rule transfers of mortgage servicing rights from one servicer to another do not have a negative impact on mortgage-backed securities ratings, but MSRs still make some insiders nervous.

In an effort to provide a broader range of services, CredAbility and ClearPoint Credit Counseling have agreed to merge by Dec. 31.

RBS Citizens Financial Group has pledged to invest up to $1 billion in funding for affordable housing and community development projects.

The platform manages the full range of loan servicing including loan boarding, payment processing and escrow administration for any-size portfolio.

During the recent housing recovery the industry focus switched on operational efficiency and loss mitigation cost management.

Analysts are warning investors about the impact of different servicing strategies on the cash flow generated by mortgage servicing rights on securitized delinquent loans.

In a foreclosure situation the emotions that overtake many borrowers can be critical in how and if they survive the trauma and may prevent them from looking for alternatives to their impending foreclosure.

The delinquent unpaid balance of securitized commercial mortgage loans continues to shrink dropping to a 12-month low in August.

Strong investor appetite helped increase the nation’s outstanding commercial/multifamily mortgage debt by $24.5 billion in the second quarter.