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A jump in lender-paid policies would come at an inopportune time for the industry, which faces new regulatory requirements for such insurance, underscoring the need to educate borrowers why it is necessary.
March 6
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March 6
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The increased scrutiny, mortgage bankers complain, would end recent attempts to provide home loans to borrowers with weaker credit, something the FHA has been trying to spur for years.
March 5
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There is still much uncertainty as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau moves into enforcement mode.
March 5
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After halting an Ocwen deal to purchase mortgage-servicing rights from Wells Fargo, New York's Department of Financial Services is turning its attention to another nonbank servicer, Nationstar.
March 5
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HomeStreet plans to sell two pools of delinquent residential loans that it will continue to service.
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Mortgage brokers have the strongest ties with referral sources like real estate agents. But they lack the control over closing, funding and underwriting that's critical in a home purchase transaction.
March 5
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The House passed legislation trimming premiums for government-sponsored flood insurance that proponents say have dampened real estate markets in coastal areas.
March 5 -
While the budget was once again focused on other issues than financial services, it provided an update on the White House's priorities as well as a prediction that the FHA's fortunes will soon improve.
March 4
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Improving housing markets continued to push down the overall delinquency rate of commercial and multifamily mortgages in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
March 4
