Servicing

United Guaranty reported pretax operating income of $644 million for 2015 while its new insurance written increased by 21%.

Atlantic City, N.J., has the fifth worst vacancy rate in the U.S, according to RealtyTrac.

Fannie Mae has released the list of winners from its fourth nonperforming loan sale, which included a Goldman Sachs subsidiary.

Blackstone portfolio company Incenter has agreed to purchase Interactive Mortgage Advisers.

Arch's mortgage insurance unit saw an increase of over 1,000% in fourth-quarter underwriting income due to a significant decline in losses and loss-adjustment expenses.

U.S. Bancorp agreed to pay $10 million while Banco Santander settled for $3.4 million following missteps in how they handled earlier orders from regulators to fix faulty foreclosure practices, according to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Foreclosures nationwide continued to decrease in December, according to CoreLogic.

Walter Investment Management Corp. has named David Schneider as president of servicing and originations at Ditech Financial.

PennyMac Mortgage Financial Services reported a rise in income on higher servicing revenue.

HSBC North America Holdings has agreed to pay $470 million to settle allegations it engaged in abusive practices in its mortgage foreclosure, origination and servicing operations.