Risk management

If mortgage lenders need to learn anything from the pandemic, it is relying on a single source for any service could disrupt their activities.

Twelve people were charged in a scheme regarding the creation of 100 fraudulent mortgages in Georgia, according to the HUD inspector general.

FHA Commissioner Dana Wade offered a preview of ambitions she has for the Federal Housing Administration at a virtual event held by Women in Housing and Finance on Tuesday.

Electronic notes did come in handy this year given the mortgage industry's need to operate remotely, but they also increase the government-sponsored enterprises' responsibility for monitoring the risk of multiple counterparties.

AFC Gamma also has a pipeline of more than $300 million potential transactions, and its West Palm Beach, Fla., office is in hiring mode.

Perry Hilzendeger’s new role as president of mortgage servicing for Home Point Financial is in line with a previous role he had, and follows broader executive changes at Wells.

An industry coalition wants to ensure borrowers who took out certain types of loans to fund their education aren’t locked out of access to historically low mortgage rates.

The mortgage insurer is receiving $528 million of coverage in the event of defaults in a $44 billion loan pool.

Columbus, Ohio, has nearly triple the number of properties at risk of flooding than are currently reflected on federal flood-plain maps, according to a new modeling tool.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency was supposed to finalize its original proposal this month, but will redraft it because it was drawn up before the coronavirus emerged as a concern.