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An overlooked issue in the plan to reform Federal Home Loan bank membership could inadvertently jeopardize the local focus of the system by allowing insurance companies to apply for membership in any of the 12 districts.

The concept that lenders need to have systems in place to affirmatively detect and redress problems before consumers are affected is very real and lenders should ensure their systems are up to the task.

Mortgage banking and servicing company 1st Alliance Lending is introducing a new national mortgage lending platform

Having the extra time for implementation has been helpful because mortgage companies were experiencing difficulties meeting the first deadline for the change in procedure, which affects government-insured reverse mortgages.

Standard & Poor's had more than two times more upgrades than downgrades in 2014.

Total revenue fell for Stonegate Mortgage Corp. in the fourth quarter as lower interest rates and a flattened yield curve hit interest income.

Stewart Information Services Corp. is being targeted by activist Phil Goldstein, who is urging a sale of the property-title insurer and seeking control of its board.

More Americans signed contracts to purchase previously owned homes in January, rounding out a week of housing data that depicted an uneven recovery.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Feb. 27.

Although lenders received some good news via Freddie Mac's February U.S. Economy and Housing Market Outlook, raising the enterprise's 2015 originations forecast from $1.2 trillion to $1.3 trillion, the Aug. 1 TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure rule implementation deadline still looms large.