Originations

The Appraiser Independence Requirements and its precursor, the Home Valuation Code of Conduct, changed the process for lenders ordering appraisals.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has incorporated feedback from the industry and customer groups in the final changes to the remittance transfer rule.

The chief economist of the Mortgage Bankers Association said there will be several factors driving the mortgage business this year.

All management, personnel, business operations and principal executive offices will remain the same at all of these units.

Both Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp. and Radian Guaranty had more cures than new notices of delinquency in April.

Housing developers looking for ways to build energy-efficient and culturally relevant housing now have a model for the task.

SunTrust Banks Inc. said it’s in talks with U.S. authorities to settle claims over its handling of loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration.

Fannie Mae and KPMG LLP agreed to pay $153 million to settle an eight-year-old investor class action.

Freddie Mac posted earnings of $4.6 billion in the first quarter compared to $557 million a year ago as it continues to benefit from the housing recovery.

Sabal Financial Group said it helped a client acquire a real estate and land loan portfolio valued at $75 million in unpaid principal balance.

Mortgage application volume increased 7% on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ended May 3.

All MIEC stocks took gains on the day, during which the Dow rose above 15,000 for the first time ever, with the smallest being 0.08%.

Equity Loans has expanded its business operations by opening four new office locations during the first quarter of 2013.

Capsilon has released a new version of its DocVelocity mobile application.

Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities issuance rose nearly 10% in April to the highest level in four months.

The April Clear Capital Home Data Index shows home price gains in “stark contrast” to the 1.4% home price declines of April 2012.

Appraisal Logistics is now making its Aim-Port proprietary technology available to other users in three different ways.

Mortgage lenders need to improve their quality dramatically or their margins will not improve.

A former mortgage broker has decided for business reasons that it would be handy to obtain a mortgage loan officer license.