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Commercial mortgage-backed securities delinquencies overall rose above 9% for the first time ever in September, but multifamily delinquencies fell, according to new data released Tuesday by Trepp.

The seasonally adjusted 30-day delinquency rate on home equity lines of credit held steady at 1.88% at June 30, hardly budging from the first quarter, according to new figures released by the American Bankers Association.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency's proposed ban of so-called "private transfer fees" goes too far, according to a group dedicated to fostering successful community associations.

Moody's Investors Service is giving the FDIC's new "Safe Harbor" rule the thumbs-up due to the protections private-label MBS investors can rely on if the issuing bank fails.

NeighborWorks America’s current CEO Kenneth D. Wade is leaving the nonprofit community development organization for a leadership position with Bank of America.

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The leading trade group for title insurers on Monday declared that despite "possible flaws" in the foreclosure process, the growing scandal will actually have little adverse impact on the new owners of REO properties, or on title insurance claims.

LoanMarket.net, Irvine, Calif., has hired Jeff Haar, a former executive in charge of correspondent lending at Saxon Mortgage, a nonprime lender based in Virginia.

Based on an underwriting-related portion of Dodd-Frank alone it sounds like loans on the secondary market are probably going to continue to be underwritten within relatively narrow parameters for some time.

Freddie Mac said it will provide instructions to its servicers late Monday, directing them to "ensure that their foreclosure processes" are in compliance with state laws.