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Early reviews of newly purchased loans show that underwriting deficiencies are on the decline.

Quality Mortgage Services has launched an offshore subsidiary that specializes in knowledge and business processes outsourcing for lenders and servicers.

A Grapevine contributor asks what the best jumbo prices near par are for 15- and 30-year loans.

Fiserv Case-Shiller projects that by the end of 2013 home prices will be rising in nearly every metro area in the U.S.

A coalition of industry, consumer and civil rights groups is urging federal regulators working on a risk-retention securitizing rule to stay within the boundaries of the recently finalized qualified mortgage rule.

American Realty Capital Properties celebrated its status as the largest equity real estate investment trust on the stock exchange at the event.

The delinquency rate for commercial mortgage-backed securities reached its lowest level in a year.

Citigroup plans to issue a $240 million of commercial mortgage-backed securities backed by a single shopping mall.

Executives at smaller banks are understandably wary of jumping back into loan participations following some very bad outcomes during the financial crisis.

Once again MGIC Investment Corp. was the best performing stock in the Mortgage Industry Equity Composite, and possibly one of the best overall performing stocks on Friday.