Servicing

The default rate on first mortgage loans improved seven basis points between February and March, with second mortgages improving by two basis points.

The number of U.S. jurisdictions that are electronically recording land and mortgage documents saw a major increase in the past 11 months jumping to 900 counties.

As mortgage fraud shifts from a refinance market to a purchase market, a major concern for lenders and servicing shops is how to get their staff ready for the upcoming trend in risk management.

The demand for homeownership has always been a primary indicator of the state of the national economy.

Citigroup originated $18 billion in single-family loans in the first quarter, the highest in five quarters.

Higher numbers of short sales on securitized residential mortgage loans helped bring down first-quarter losses.

New Ernst & Young data indicate a major shift in the nonperforming loan market as investors from both sides of the Atlantic eye European assets.

Through this partnership, lenders and AMCs will now have an all-in-one solution that helps them manage workflow, ensure compliance and mitigate risk in the appraisal review process.

Mortgage Builder is seeing a large spike in the number of people utilizing their work groups talking about key industry issues.

CoesterVMS has launched a self-serve online platform that allows lenders to verify compliance with all third-party regulations set forth by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau every time an appraisal is completed.