Servicing

In July, year-over-year home prices increased by 6%, which represents the 14th straight month of annual appreciation.

The rebuilding strategy includes specific assistance guidelines for homeowners that will serve as a model for U.S. communities facing extreme weather devastation and post-disaster recovery challenges.

We're hearing technology may be key to helping property inspection and maintenance professionals manage foreclosed homes while keeping up with changing regulations and investor requirements.

Applications for adjustable-rate loans now make up 6% of mortgage loan requests, up from 3% at the beginning of the year, though still well below the 32% peak in 2004.

The Voice of Reason has posted the borrower has noticed that the lender/servicer has misspelled the property address on the monthly statement and on the warranty deed.

National MI has completed a system integration with Fiserv’s LoanServ platform.

The transaction was completed for $50 million in cash and is expected to close in the next few weeks.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's qualified mortgage rules and the agency's intention to pursue disparate impact claims expose mortgage lenders to enormous regulatory and legal risk.

Between April 5, 2006 and Feb. 26, 2007, the government presented evidence that the defendant committed 30 fraudulent sales transactions.

The overall stock market is on a three-day losing streak, but Mortgage Industry Equity Composite gainers topped decliners 9-7-1.