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We're hearing that in a post-crisis world, mortgage companies are looking for some new traits in their c-level executive suite.

Mortgage Grapevine regular Loanman posted that he has not done any Veterans Affairs-guaranteed loans in a while.

The structured pass-through certificates transaction includes two senior principal and interest classes, one senior interest-only class and one junior IO class.

Analysts are warning investors about the impact of different servicing strategies on the cash flow generated by mortgage servicing rights on securitized delinquent loans.

In a foreclosure situation the emotions that overtake many borrowers can be critical in how and if they survive the trauma and may prevent them from looking for alternatives to their impending foreclosure.

Impac Mortgage Holdings has completed its re-entry into the warehouse lending space.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has issued its proposed version of the qualified mortgage rule for FHA-insured loans and it includes a 3% limit on upfront points and fees.

While most CU executives are worried about the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new mortgage regulations, one CEO thinks those fear-inducing rules will actually present a "big opportunity" for credit unions.

The Mortgage Bankers Association’s chief economist, Jay Brinkmann, is planning on retiring early next year with a successor pending.

Appraisers represent the lender in the field, but at times their interests diverge from the party that hired them, as well as from the borrower, the Realtor and the seller.