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Frank Danna shows how valuations executives have had to rely on technology and shrewd quality control measures to keep up with upward pressure on appraisal prices.

This product does not count towards the 3% fee cap because the premium is rolled into the mortgage's interest rate.

Lower Federal Housing Administration premiums are a possibility that Ginnie Mae securities investors must keep tabs on because they could move markets. FHA increased premiums but is worried about lower production volumes.

With the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's QM regulation implementation date looming large, credit unions are gearing up to make sure all of their related software and operating systems ducks are in a row.

A long-awaited final rule for the Public Housing Capital Fund Program, effective Nov. 25, implements significant changes to the old rule, according to insiders.

Home value data reported by Pro Teck Valuation Services confirm that state regulation will continue to negatively affect property values and the housing recovery.

The company’s stock is up 10% over what the initial public offering was priced at.

Job gains during the refinancing boom have evaporated.

The battle over how to craft affordable housing requirements as part of mortgage finance reform took center stage on Thursday as witnesses at a Senate Banking Committee hearing sparred over the issue, including whether dedicated funds should be subject to Congressional appropriations.

The lender paid a $7.5 million fine in July for violating the do not call list regulations and that might have had more to do with its shutdown.