Foreclosures continued to decline in California in the second quarter, and smaller home price increases suggest that the state's "unprecedented price boom" of recent years may be ending, according to Foreclosures.com, Fair Oaks, Calif.Overall, 11,715 notices of default were filed in the second quarter, down from 13,363 in the first quarter, the company reported. Alexis McGee, president of Foreclosures.com, said home price appreciation is slowing in both Northern and Southern California. "For example, price appreciation in Orange County has slowed to 8.7%, the lowest rate of increase in more than five years," she said. The company can be found online at http://www.foreclosures.com.
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The drop in the annual metric for FHA loans was the biggest in over four years but other performance indicators ICE Mortgage Technology tracked were mixed.
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NJ Lenders suffered a cyberattack last August, which potentially exposed the names and social security numbers of about 30,000 individuals.
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Its origination volume of $621.8 million was an increase of $114 million compared with the first quarter but its gain-on-sale was 5 basis points lower.
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The mortgage subsidiary of PlainsCapital Bank saw improvement in its bottom line but remained in the red amid ongoing affordability constraints.
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Though the crimes occurred earlier this decade, they highlight how much easier it has become to create false documents today, given the rise of artificial intelligence.
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The "stay-put" economy, along with higher mortgage rates, is responsible for this shift where home equity and seconds have a 17.5% market share, Benutech found.
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