The risk that mortgage fraud will have an economic impact in vulnerable markets continues to rise at "an unprecedented rate," according to CoreLogic, a Sacramento, Calif.-based provider of mortgage risk assessment and fraud prevention systems.CoreLogic said its recently developed Core Mortgage Risk Monitor, which forecasts the most likely locations of fraud "hot spots" over the next 12 to 18 months, rose by 5% in the second quarter. The five U.S. markets currently most at risk are Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Mich.; Memphis; Dayton, Ohio; Akron, Ohio; and Gary, Ind. CoreLogic can be found on the Web at http://www.corelogic.com.
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The Housing for the 21st Century Act includes provisions covering policy, manufactured homes and rural infrastructure introduced in a prior Senate proposal.
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Mortgage loan officer licensing saw its first rise since 2022 as Fannie Mae projects $2.4T in 2026 volume. Experts eye a market reset amid improving affordability.
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The secondary market regulator will formally publish its own rule on Feb. 6, after a comment period and without making changes to what it proposed in July.
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The FHFA chief told Fox an offering could be done near term - but may not be - while a Treasury official addressed conservatorship questions at an FSOC hearing.
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Bowing to industry pressure, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is warning consumers with notices on its complaint portal not to file disputes about inaccurate information on credit reports, among other changes.
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The mortgage technology unit at Intercontinental Exchange posted a profit for the third straight quarter, even as lower minimums among renewals capped growth.
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