Origination

While the final loan officer compensation rule is relatively "favorable" compared to earlier versions, originators should still use care in exercising some of the new improvements to it that give them a little more leeway.

The National Association of Independent Housing Professionals continues to press for a bipartisan effort to replace the interim final rule on appraiser independence.

We’re hearing signs of a housing recovery have been sighted along the road for quite a while now.

In Mary Armstrong’s plea, she admitted that the straw buyers defaulted on the loans, resulting in lenders and secondary purchasers such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to suffer losses of up to $20 million.

Lender Processing Services’ February Home Price Index increased 1% over January but over 7% when compared with February 2012.

HomeStreet said its net gain on mortgage loan origination and sales activities in the first quarter was $54 million, down 22% from $69 million in 4Q12 but up 83% from nearly $30 million for 1Q12.

Capital Trust Inc. will be changing its name to Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc. on May 6.

The National Association of Realtors’ leading indicator of future existing home sales increased in March, but contract activity in recent months is only improving modestly.

The banks object to a consolidation, saying each of the cases has separate claims, defendants, originators, disclosures, loans and evidence.