Origination

CoreLogic will implement a series of changes to its board, including the addition of three independent directors and the announced resignation of board chairman D. Van Skilling.

The National Association of Independent Housing Professionals, in a new comment letter to the CFPB asks the agency to exclude all Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and government mortgages from coverage under proposals that could radically alter how loan officers earn their pay.

According to new reports, both Berkshire Hathaway, the holding company controlled by Warren Buffett, and Ocwen Financial have expressed interest in buying the nation’s fifth largest servicer.

Not too many life and homeowners insurance firms are foregoing rate increases and rebating money to their insured.

Mortgage default risk is adjusting to precrisis levels. Almost.

The UFA Default Risk Index for the second quarter of 2012 increased slightly to 120 from last quarter’s revised 119 that was based on the UFA baseline macro scenario.

A federal judge ruled in favor of two investors involved in litigation against Bank of America offering an alternative insiders see as self-help in mitigating conflicts of interest between lenders and investors of asset-backed commercial paper.

The housing-fueled rise and rapid fall of Washington Mutual may be the most forgotten story of the financial crisis. Kirsten Grind, the author of a new book out Tuesday about WaMu titled "The Lost Bank," believes there are several reasons why the bank's story has yet to crack the public consciousness.

A federal judge has ruled in favor of two investors involved in litigation against Bank of America.

Shawn Miller has parted ways with nonperforming mortgage investor Arch Bay Capital, but is now starting a new origination firm backed by the company he left.