Originations

Lender Processing Services has reached a settlement with the Delaware attorney general related to the state’s investigation of robo-signing practices by the company’s subsidiary DocX.

Single-family construction had its best month in four years and builders are feeling optimistic about their prospects, despite tight mortgage credit.

Although the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau may be close on deciding final parameters for a qualified mortgage rule, its attempts to appease both mortgage bankers and consumer groups could backfire.

Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac servicers refinanced 26,950 mortgages with loan-to-value ratios above 125% in August, compared to 26,650 in July.

Bank of America lost money on mortgage banking in the third quarter but only because of charges tied to its legacy business.

Case involved recruiting of a manager and staff in MortgageNow's Destin, Fla., office by Guaranteed Home.

Bliss Sawyer's latest email to her Realtor base talks about a pop-by resource.

A group that represents loan officers is holding out hope that "dual compensation" will be allowed on all mortgage transactions.

Davis + Henderson Corp. named former board member William Neville as president of D+H USA and head of the company’s U.S.-based Mortgagebot operation.

Commercial real estate finance company iStar Financial has obtained a $1.82 billion senior secured credit facility.

Real estate investment trusts that invest in mortgage debt have lost about 6% of their value in the past week.

PNC Financial Services Group said earnings from its mortgage banking business rebounded in the third quarter due to higher single-family originations and much lower provisioning for mortgage repurchase demands.

Nearly 76,000 homeowners received permanent, affordable loan modifications from mortgage servicers in August.

PennyMac, a publicly traded REIT, may soon be extending warehouse lines of credit to nonbank originators.

Mortgages backed by the Veterans Administration are on a tear.

Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit is out as CEO of the nation's fifth large mortgage lender.

Shellpoint Partners filed a shelf registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue nonagency mortgage-backed securities.

A California state agency has redesigned a residential program to fund green upgrades for commercial buildings.

The American Civil Liberties Union sued Morgan Stanley for racial discrimination in allegedly pushing predatory loans that were likely to be foreclosed upon towards black homeowners.

Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp.’s portfolio of delinquent mortgages declined by just over 1,500 loans during September.