Amilda Dymi

Effective April 1, insurance premiums on FHA loans will go up challenging borrowers and lenders to choose between federally insured loans and private insurance options.

Bank of America stocks received the highest bids on Thursday.

As Max Valdes retires after 25 years with the company, First American Financial Corp. is replacing him with Mark Seaton.

Instead of renewing an exclusivity clause with NextJob, Fifth Third has agreed to make NextJob’s Homeowner Reemployment program available to all financial institutions.

Genworth Financial is selling its wealth management business to the Aquiline Capital Partners-Genstar Capital partnership.

CampusMBA has restructured its School of Mortgage Servicing courses introducing a more updated and cost-effective online format.

Home price appreciation patterns across the country continue to support incessant housing market improvement expectations during 2013.

At least one insider sees no return to a normal level of mortgage litigation for the foreseeable future.

Year-over-year defeasance of loans in commercial mortgage-backed securities increased significantly in 2012 reaching to its highest level since the eruption of the housing crisis in 2007

Increased confidence is expected to accelerate consumer spending and improve U.S. housing demand throughout 2013.

The banking crisis in Cyprus and European market volatility had a bump in the road effect on the performance of securitized commercial mortgage loans.

As the debate over the future of the Federal Housing Administration heats up in Congress, more common ground solutions are emerging.

Florida’s housing market, often described as the nation’s real estate microcosms, is posting improvements in home values, inventory and sales that indicate the recovery is taking hold.

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. is issuing notes to finance its purchases of residential mortgage servicing and for other purposes.

According to new Census data, home equity losses due to the foreclosure crisis took a toll on household wealth and pushed older Americans deeper in debt.

Data show the link between energy-efficient homes and mortgage default risk is not just a plausible, economically sound theory.

Bank of Virginia is leveraging its mortgage market relationship with Fannie Mae and Ginnie Mae as it adds non-mortgage loan growth prospects to the list of products it plans to sell for securitization.

Recent data suggest legislators may have to start considering the pros and cons of expanding the Home Affordable Refinance Program so it includes private-label loans.

Cornerstone Group Development Corporation has agreed to pay millions in damages and to provide Fair Housing Act compliance training to its employees.

Walter Investment Management Corp. executives who made headlines for aggressively pursuing large pools of mortgage servicing rights over the past few years plan to remain equally active.