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Detroit has been on the decline for decades thanks to plummeting property values, lost jobs and crime.

It's a common refrain: credit unions need to build relationships with Realtors to improve their purchase mortgage business.

Value Services LLC changed its name to reflect its renewed focus on residential and commercial property appraisal services.

A marketing company is looking for someone it could send hard-money loan leads to after its relationship with another party ended.

The return to a purchase market will not be easy for many lenders.

The first challenge brought with new the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act is that we are potentially stuck with a broker comp double-count rule.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is claiming current policies of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could leave borrowers who were affected by Hurricane Sandy with being forced to make an immediate balloon mortgage payment.

Sierra Pacific Mortgage is expanding its retail branch network and added 13 new branch offices in the first quarter.

Fiserv has integrated its Common Origination Platform and LoanServ systems to provide real-time, full-circle loan boarding processes for mortgage, home equity lines of credit and installment loans.

The leader of a 15-year foreclosure rescue scam that fraudulently postponed foreclosure sales for more than 800 distressed homeowners pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and bankruptcy fraud.