Servicing

With more rate-and-term refinancing in the mix, home lenders did a better job of retaining borrowers in the second quarter, but there's still room for improvement.

A federal judge in Florida dismissed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's lawsuit against Ocwen Financial Services, stating the agency improperly asserted an excessive number of claims without specifying the particular count to which they applied.

While delinquent loans in commercial mortgage-backed securities continued trending downward overall, there was an uptick in the rate for more recent originations, a Standard & Poor's report noted.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Sept. 6.

Paul Manafort, the disgraced former campaign chairman for President Trump, is seeking dismissal of a mortgage fraud case against him in New York because he was already tried on similar charges in federal court.

Properties sold directly to investors in a foreclosure sale were more likely to be occupied by an owner one year later, compared with those that reverted to the lender, an Auction.com study found.

Home equity lenders expect origination activity to remain dreary through next year even though consumers can potentially access more proceeds now than in 2006, a Mortgage Bankers Association survey found.

The Hamilton, Ohio City Council soon will consider whether to require owners to register their vacant industrial or commercial buildings.

A growing share of refinances born by lower rates is pushing down risk levels for fraud on a mortgage application, according to First American.

Damage from Hurricane Dorian's storm surge has the potential to affect 668,052 homes, according to CoreLogic's latest analysis. Reports estimate a worst-case total of $144.6 billion in reconstruction cost value.