Jacob Passy

More consumers are looking to buy a home than ever before. And while new home sales are indeed picking up — data from the U.S. Census Bureau showed January's new home sales rate was 5.6% higher than a year earlier — new home construction still remains well below its pre-recession peak.

Most lenders' quality control headaches were triggered by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Truth in Lending Act-Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act integrated disclosure rule.

Ellie Mae has introduced a new online retail loan origination platform and a new portal for the tools and documentation supporting its Application Programming Interfaces.

Stewart Information Services Corp. is broadening its network of independent agencies.

Michigan Mutual's retail channel MiMutual Mortgage has implemented LendingQB's loan origination system.

Consumer attitudes toward the housing market turned decidedly rosier in February, according to Fannie Mae.

The steady pace of home price growth stretched into January, according to the latest Home Price Index from CoreLogic.

Altisource Portfolio Solutions has launched a new mortgage trading platform for mortgage bankers and loan investors.

Fannie Mae has selected electronic document management vendor eOriginal to host the government-sponsored enterprise's new electronic vault.

The Mortgage Bankers Association has partnered with Altisource subsidiary Lenders One Cooperative, providing the organization's members with expanded benefits.

CoreLogic has named Frank Martell as president and chief executive officer in the wake of Anand Nallathambi's death.

Nonbanks are gaining on their bank competitors when it comes to the market share of purchase loan originations.

Mortgage interest rates fell after four consecutive weeks of holding steady, according to Freddie Mac.

Guaranteed Rate is planning to hire 280 new employees through its revamped Liftoff training program.

Ocwen has reserved $12.5 million to put toward a potential settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The number of consumers looking to buy a home reached an all-time high in January.

Home prices rose by more on a monthly basis in New York than in any other state in the country

Small investors, not first-time homebuyers, are driving home prices to unaffordable highs, according to a new report from Attom Data Solutions and Clear Capital.

The market gyrations following the United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union have an upside for mortgage lenders, as already-falling interest rates are expected to boost home purchases and refinancing.