Loan Think

With interest rates rising and refinances tanking, a lot of lenders are searching for a bigger share of the home purchase market.

I’m actually getting email from readers who agree with me that our industry really is like professional football.

The Internal Revenue Service has the material; you need to know how to use it.

Barry Habib, chief market strategist for Residential Finance, examines the Mortgage Bankers Association Purchase Applications index as well as the July CoreLogic home price report.

Fraudsters are looking for easy targets, because once a technology scam is detected the banking industry will quickly take action to thwart future instances by patching up network defenses.

In today’s multifaceted lending environment lenders need to use sophisticated loan servicing systems that support multiple business channels and adapt to ever-changing industry rules and regulations.

A recent vacation reminded Brad Finkelstein about the benefits of having a good credit profile.

After dedicating 28 homes last year (the first on the reservation since 1972) the San Felipe pueblo has made considerably better time on its next development.

The new proposed definition of the “qualified residential mortgage” has been aligned to match the definition of a “qualified mortgage” which was released earlier this year.

As summer ends and we prepare to kick off the fall conference season (and the new football season), it’s only fitting that we revisit the many ways in which the NFL is like the mortgage industry.