Servicing

According to the Appraisal Institute, the Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2013 will ultimately help improve the mortgage underwriting process.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's mandatory exam procedures aim “to appraise the quality of the financial institution's compliance management system…”

Walter Investment Management Corp. has filed an 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission saying it will be restating the historical financial information of Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc.

Prospective homebuyers and real estate investors who are having difficulty purchasing a property due to a lack of available inventory still have another option to choose from: fixer-uppers.

Thirty-year conventional mortgage-backed securities prepayment speeds came in 3% faster in the latest month, including a surprising 6% increase in certain Fannie Mae Home Affordable Refinance Program coupons and vintages.

Interactive Mortgage Advisors is exclusively brokering on behalf of an unnamed bank another bulk residential mortgage servicing rights offering in conjunction with which the seller would like to establish a flow relationship.

Fidelity National Financial’s proposed acquisition of Lender Processing Services will create a larger, more diversified revenue base, said A.M. Best.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued amendments to the final rule on mandatory escrow accounts.

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings has priced $1 billion in fixed-rate asset-backed term notes whose proceeds will be used to finance certain servicing assets.

The Federal Housing Administration is streamlining its short-sale program and its plans to introduce the changes before the end of June.