Servicing

From the Trump administration's initial efforts at reg relief and GSE reform to dramatic shifts in the servicing landscape, here's a look back at the top stories shaping the mortgage industry during the first half of 2017.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending June 16.

A former Nomura Holdings trader was found guilty of conspiring to lie to clients about mortgage-bond prices, while another was cleared of all charges in a verdict that highlights the challenge of policing fraud in the market.

The Erie County, N.Y., Legislature unanimously adopted a resolution asking for a state law that would enable local leaders to shorten the foreclosure timetable for bank-owned vacant homes.

New entrants in mortgage servicing are rethinking how business is done, creating more division between holders of mortgage servicing rights and the entities that actually manage loans.

Robert and Dolores Sexton never saw it coming: a classic real estate ruse the Bay Area retirees say has cost them the home they bought almost 42 years ago.

The number of homes with a foreclosure filing increased 5% in May over the previous month, as properties entering the process also increased by 5%.

Fannie Mae chose three winning bidders for its 10th nonperforming loan sale, which consisted of 3,400 loans with an unpaid principal balance of $581 million.

St. Louis County, Minn., made a cool $350,500 selling 25 parcels that had been given up by their previous owners for non-payment of property taxes.

The share of mortgaged properties underwater is inching down toward 6% but in certain areas like Las Vegas the percentage is more than twice as high, according to CoreLogic.