Servicing

Fidelity National Financial, the largest U.S. title insurer, won approval from U.S. antitrust regulators for its $2.9 billion acquisition of Lender Processing Services.

Congress is poised for a battle over tax provisions and raising the government debt ceiling.

The ratings agency has downgraded $45 million in securities issued by Bank of America in 2005 and 2006 citing macroeconomic and servicing factors.

Calgary-based Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust gave two families free lodging for 2014 and a holiday to remember.

The government-sponsored enterprises are selling 50,000 REO per quarter.

Owners of single-family rentals can put the small units in their backyards, zoning permitting.

Improvements in the internal control environment, investments in servicing technology and improved internal audit and Reg AB results led to the ratings changes, according to Fitch.

There previously were triple-C, double-C or single-C ratings on all the downgraded commercial mortgage-backed securities, suggesting defaults were likely.

Inventory is almost one-third lower year-to-year and 30-year-plus delinquencies also are lower on a year-over-year basis, but 30-day-plus delinquencies rose slightly month-to-month.

Once Rep. Mel Watt is sworn in, he wants time to review the hikes mandated by the current Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac regulator.