Servicing

Donald Trump's election sent interest rates higher, and the mortgage industry is waiting to see what other effects he will have. Here's a look at how the housing market performed during the first years of recent presidencies.

National banks have experienced a dramatic drop in loan modification activity over the past year, according to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

The bank formerly run by Steven Mnuchin, President-elect Donald Trumps' nominee to head the Treasury Department, allegedly used illegal practices in foreclosing on delinquent homeowners, according to a leaked 2013 memo from the California Attorney General’s Office.

Freddie Mac obtained one final new insurance policy under its Agency Credit Insurance Structure program in 2016.

Late payments on securitized commercial mortgages climbed sharply in December to a 14-month high, led by office buildings.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Dec. 30.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency is making it easier for Federal Home Loan Banks to expand the kinds of collateral they can accept for advances.

Some of the most popular contributors to National Mortgage News' Voices community weigh in on what they see coming in the next year for origination, servicing, technology and regulation.

PHH is selling its remaining residential mortgage servicing portfolio to the real estate investment trust New Residential.

United Shore Financial Services, a Troy, Mich.-based lender, has agreed to pay $48 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act.