Colin Wilhelm

Metro Bancorp in Harrisburg, Pa., which has been under pressure from activist investors to sell itself, reported higher quarterly income largely because of increased real estate lending.

A new forecast from Freddie Mac suggests that mortgage rates will remain stable for the first two quarters of 2015.

Ocwen Financial Corp. named two new members to its board of directors as the nonbank servicer works to repair its image in the eyes of regulators and investors.

The American Land Title Association released a statement pushing back against a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau initiative.

The unpaid principal balance of delinquent commercial mortgage-backed securities delinquencies fell by 23% as of Dec. 31 compared with the same day one year prior in 2013, according to Fitch Ratings.

The Multifamily Lenders Council, a trade group representing companies that originate and service Federal Housing Administration-insured multifamily mortgages, states President Obama isn't doing enough to assist affordable rental housing.

The price of loans securing commercial mortgage-backed securities increased in November, according to DebtX.

Impac Mortgage Corp., a subsidiary of Impac Mortgage Holdings Inc., will acquire the mortgage operations of CashCall Inc., a consumer direct mortgage originator.

The residential and mortgage-backed securities market has seen "substantial improvements," according to Fitch Ratings.

An independent mortgage bank will sell a mortgage servicing rights portfolio with $4.2 billion in unpaid principal balance, an advisor to the transaction announced this week.

The Bancorp in Wilmington, Del., has sold nearly $267 million of commercial loans to an investor group.

Mortgage rates ended 2014 near their annual lows, Freddie Mac reported Wednesday.

Residential mortgage-backed securities servicers do not report losses from principal forbearance loan modifications consistently from servicer to servicer, a new Fitch report says.

Black Knight Financial Services reported that U.S. home prices were up 4.5% in a year-over-year comparison during the month of October.

Green Tree Servicing has agreed to a $1.2 billion serviced advance financing facility with Barclays Bank.

Experian will now offer FICO credit scores through its direct-to-consumer products, the Costa Mesa, Calif.-based credit bureau announced today.

Data Facts Inc., a mortgage credit report and verification services provider based in Cordova, Tenn., has adopted AccountChek, a deposit verification service provided by FormFree.

Fitch Ratings downgraded Ocwen Financial Corporation's bond rating from B to B- with a negative outlook after the sudden departure of the company's chairman following a settlement with the New York Department of Financial Services.

Mortgage rates stayed near their 2014 lows despite rising slightly, according to the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey released Wednesday.

Aaron Seltzer, an attorney from the eastern shore of Maryland, pled guilty earlier this week to wire fraud connected to a real estate investment scheme.