Servicing

Most Americans still believe the country remains in a housing crisis, according to a new study from the MacArthur Foundation.

The California Reinvestment Coalition has called for a federal investigation into the foreclosure policies of OneWest Bank in minority neighborhoods.

The number of homes in foreclosure continues to decrease, although the number of homeowners in default or in foreclosure proceedings remains higher than pre-financial-crisis levels, according to CoreLogic.

Foreclosures might seem like yesterday's news, but banks are still busy with the cleanup phase of the housing crisis. The situation is producing some herky-jerky housing statistics, and prompting calls for more reforms in states like New York still suffering from stalled dockets and blight.

Invitation Homes, a subsidiary of Blackstone Group, is back with its third single-family rental securitization of the year.

Cerberus Capital Management is buying about 4,200 U.S. houses, expanding its foray into home rentals in the industry's largest bulk purchase.

Three states — Florida, New York and New Jersey — held almost 30% of all seriously delinquent and active foreclosure homes nationwide in April, according to Black Knight Financial Services.

The title insurance industry in the United States looked a whole lot better in 2014, according to a recent study by Fitch Ratings.

Ocwen Financial's shares had fallen nearly 7% Friday afternoon, to under $10 apiece, a day after Standard & Poor's Ratings Services put the company's servicer ratings on CreditWatch negative.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending June 5.