Colin Wilhelm

Farmland Partners has expanded its secured note line of credit with Farmer Mac to $150 million, from $75 million.

Georgia's Department of Banking and Finance has finalized a cease-and-desist order against Community Legal Center.

Two electronic document management software companies — Axacore Inc.and Scrypt Inc. — will merge effective Dec. 31 under the Scrypt name.

Ocwen Financial has agreed to pay $150 million to New York regulators to settle allegations that it fudged foreclosure documents and said Monday that its founder and, executive chairman, William Erbey is stepping down after 30 years with the Atlanta company.

The expiration of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Assistance program on Dec. 31 will have "repercussions" for the economy, according to Fitch Ratings.

Despite looser credit consumer demand has been on the decline, according to Fannie Mae's fourth-quarter Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey.

George Engelke Jr., former chairman, president, and chief executive of the Astoria Financial in Lake Success, N.Y., has died.

A new report suggests that the credit quality of residential mortgage-backed securities will continue to improve in 2015.

More than 1.8 million Americans have sought help keeping their homes from the National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling Program. Hundreds of thousands more still need help, according to the program's administrator.

State housing finance authorities will deleverage their bond programs, build equity and improve financial ratios, according to Fitch Ratings.

Renters figure to stay renters, at least for the next three years, according to a new report by Freddie Mac.

Foreclosure inventory fell 26.4% in the month of October compared to the same period last year.

The State Regulatory Registry, which runs the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System, says that mortgage loan originator and company renewals for 2015 are off to a strong start.

Profits from originating mortgages dipped during the third quarter, with independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of banks reporting an average gain of $897, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Thomas Provenzano, a Connecticut man who in January pleaded guilty to real estate fraud, was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment to be followed by five years of supervised release.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman today announced the launch of a financial consumer education web app called AGScamHelp.

VirPack released a new Web portal for consumers to submit digital copies of borrower verification documents to mortgage lenders.

Kroll Bond Rating Agency has assigned preliminary ratings to six classes of Starwood Waypoint Residential Trust single-family pass-through certificates.

A Redwood Trust subsidiary priced a $200 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.625% exchangeable senior notes due 2019 in a private offering to institutional buyers.

Fitch Ratings has downgraded Nationstar Mortgage's ratings in several servicer categories.