Servicing

The rise in home values is good news for homeowners looking to tap the equity in their homes to pay down debt or make big purchases, but some consumer groups fear it could lead to a new wave of loan defaults.

Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp. has received issuer and purchase approval from Ginnie Mae, allowing it to complete a previously announced deal with Freedom Mortgage.

Loans that had modifications completed since 2014 are redefaulting faster than those modified in previous years, according to Fitch Ratings.

Analysts at Deutsche Bank, one of the biggest underwriters of bonds tied to U.S. commercial real estate, say now it's time to short indexes of the securities.

A former executive at Tennessee Commerce Bank executive has been charged with providing false information to one of the bank's regulators.

The Urban Institute's Housing Finance Policy Center has created a new initiative aimed at addressing skyrocketing mortgage servicing costs.

A homeowner's equity position is one of the many factors that drive property transitions between owner-occupied and rental status, according to a study from the Mortgage Bankers Association's Research Institute for Housing America.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Feb. 3.

Companies whose financials have taken hits due to their holdings of mortgage servicing rights are in for a treat, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Cerberus Capital Management is marketing its first securitization of reperforming mortgages of the year.