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The first decline in Standard & Poor's closely-watched Case-Shiller home price index since November 2012 contributed to the easing in rate averages, according to Freddie Mac.

When it comes to hosting your system in the cloud, there are many options, and most people incorrectly assume that all cloud solutions deliver the same results.

Pulte's CEO sees signs that the spring selling season may get off to an early start.

The Harnessing Mobile Award commends the development and implementation of mobile technology in the mortgage industry. Learn about this year's finalists and see who won the 2013 MT Award.

The Federal Housing Administration's reforms to the reverse mortgage program could reduce volume in this product by 20% this year.

A recent lawsuit contests the notion that the client database belongs to the loan officer, not the company.

The Dream Makers program helped more than 200 military families attain homeownership.

The mortgage lender denies the charges and an administrative judge will decide the case.

Representative of more than 2,200 community-based organizations nationwide support President Obama's call to generate affordable housing that supports community and economic development that promotes the recovery in the long term.

If your brand is a car, what make would it be?

New rules the industry is contending with continue to be overwhelming and often unclear but there are still areas that some think need reform, recent reader comments suggest. It all adds up to depict a challenging mortgage business environment today that, as one reader puts it, "Ain't for sissies."

There were 620,111 homes actually lost to foreclosure last year, compared to 820,498 in 2012.

Lead management is like troop management on the battlefield.

There should be more Main Street Americans represented in Congress, Marc Savitt says. So he's a candidate for the open seat in the 10th District of Virginia.

Three default and fraud risk management veterans have established PointPredictive, a new firm that ties business and science to provide target technology solutions.

Harland Financial Solutions, Mortgagebot and Compushare are to operate under the brand D+H, although their offerings will keep their individual names.

The bank is selling its default servicing unit to Green Tree.

Cold weather and a legal holiday are the likely causes of a lack of improvement.

Many are automating initial disclosures and using technology to standardize companies' takes on compliance until industrywide standards evolve. Interest in electronically archiving the rationale behind data changes also is growing.

Senate supporters want to pass the measure that would block unaffordable premium hikes.