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There are plenty of companies waiting for a secondary mortgage market to develop for these high-margin loans.

Hendrix Montecastro and his mother were both convicted in a $142 million scheme.

The appraisal industry has seen many changes within the past few years, and with greater oversight and scrutiny coming from every direction—appraisers are under the microscope.

Some advice on learning to "play well with others" in your office.

Modified loans represent a potentially volatile portfolio that could become increasingly unstable over the next several years as loan modifications begin to reset.

The contest, as it were, is not really over when the big game ends.

ALTA's guidelines have a number of implications for mortgage lenders.

The price the bank had to pay related to Countrywide mortgage fraud claims escalated over time, exemplifying the government’s willingness to seek draconian penalties against banks it deems acted intentionally.

Mortgage businesses can continue to thrive even while interest rates are up and applications are down.

FHA officials believe lenders will qualify more borrowers with sub-680 credit scores via manual underwriting, but there is concern they will simply limit originations to plain-vanilla FHA.