Kristin Broughton

A new report from Fitch Ratings found the percentage of loan principal a lender recorded as a loss after foreclosure was similar for agency and nonagency loans.

Lending standards loosened slightly in January, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Deval, a loan servicing company in Dallas, has received its Freddie Mac servicer approval.

The sale of real estate owned properties generated greater returns than short sales in December, according to Black Knight Financial Services.

Stability is gradually returning to the housing market following the foreclosure crisis, according to Freddie Mac.

Purchase loan volume increased in December, reversing a four-month decline, according to the mortgage data firm Ellie Mae.

Hudson City Bancorp in Paramus, N.J., reported lower quarterly profitsas its loan book keeps shrinking.

A majority of small bank executives are concerned about the impact of new regulations on their mortgage lending business, according to an industry trade group.

United Wholesale Mortgage has released a new origination system for brokers and correspondents.

Sun Bancorp in Mount Laurel, N.J., reported a quarterly loss as it continues to shrink its balance sheet.

LRES, a property valuation firm in Orange, Calif., has acquired Lenders Choice, an appraisal management company in Tulsa, Okla.

MGIC on Tuesday reported an increase in its quarterly earnings, as the company slashed its losses and boosted net premiums.

PNC Financial in Pittsburgh recorded a quarterly loss in its residential mortgage division, as compliance costs outweighed interest income.

Apartment financing markets began the year on solid footing, according to a recent survey from the National Multifamily Housing Council.

United Shore, a lender based in Troy, Mich., has added a new position to its management team, consumer advocate.

Foreclosure filings on U.S. properties fell 18% in 2014 compared to a year earlier, according to RealtyTrac.

The number of homes in some stage of foreclosure dropped 36% in November compared to the previous year, according to a report Wednesday from CoreLogic.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have boosted risk-sharing transactions in the past year by more than fourfold, according to Fitch Ratings.

Senior citizens have more equity in their homes than at any period since the financial crisis, according to the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association.

MGIC Investment Corp. said on Friday that its delinquent inventory dropped slightly in December compared to a month earlier.