Compliance & Regulation

New rules show the importance for lenders’ own sakes to make sure their customers know what is going on.

Global commercial real estate advisory services provider Situs has expanded its bank and loan advisory group by adding two directors and two vice presidents.

QuestSoft has designed an all-in-one mortgage compliance software that is compatible with the most popular loan origination systems.

Standard and Poor’s is warning that new conduit commercial mortgage-backed securities deals, particularly those issued in the second quarter, are riskier compared with other recent vintage transactions.

Veros Real Estate Solutions has updated its proprietary Pathway system to enable users to comply with the new appraisal data reporting rules required by the government-sponsored enterprises.

The fees Fannie and Freddie charge to cover credit risk on mortgages have been surging. Large segments of the market may soon be fair game for securitization without federal backing.

Despite home price increases taking place in many real estate markets this year, potential sellers are still reluctant to list their properties for sale, therefore creating tight inventories for prospective buyers.

Each subsequent compliance conference is sporting record attendance by folks that are concerned—scared—about the pending changes to the mortgage lending landscape.

A group of homeowners who sued the Wells Fargo and the real estate firm Long & Foster failed to prove that Wells Fargo funneled referral fees to Long & Foster, a Maryland jury found