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Kroll Factual Data found possible fraudulent activity in loan applications increased 1.06% on average between the first quarter of this year and the fourth quarter of last year.

Williams served as managing director in the public policy division at Credit Suisse before launching The Williams Group earlier this year.

The conspirators supposedly operated a fraudulent timeshare resale scheme in Green Bay that resulted in at least 1,000 victims in 20 states and Canada being defrauded of over $2.3 million.

A scenario posted on the Mortgage Grapevine is looking for an owner-occupied, full-documentation refinance mortgage on a single-family property.

We're hearing that the Senate is bracing for a fight over the confirmation of Rep. Mel Watt to be the new GSE regulator.

Better housing trends in many areas will improve legacy residential mortgage-backed securities performance, but could hurt loan quality in new deals.

It refers to integrating each step of the loan process, from pre-origination activities all the way through servicing to lien satisfaction, in a unified suite of software running on a common platform.

New York City Comptroller John Liu called on the New York City Housing Authority to reject a plan to raise $750 million in a new bond issue.

The American Land Title Association has created assessment procedures to help mortgage originators to determine if a title professional meets the seven pillars of its best practices statement.

A Fitch survey revealed that Carrington Mortgage Services has approximately $300 million in principal forbearances that have not been reported as losses.