Mortgages

Home prices rose at a slow pace from July to August, after experiencing a sharp decline in the previous month, according to FNC.

Over a third of appraisals during the third quarter featured property quality or condition ratings that did not match previous ratings, according to an Oct. 19 report from Platinum Data Solutions.

David H. Stevens, the Mortgage Bankers Association's president, pledged to "shine an aggressive spotlight on abusive enforcement" at the trade group's annual gathering, specifically calling out the Department of Justice.

Ginnie Mae's limited resources are going to be focused on working with its existing issuers, especially those that are not creating new securities, according to its president.

Should credit unions step into a giant breach gradually being vacated by the big banks, or is the bank pull-out a sign that CUs should do the same?

New-home construction in the U.S. climbed in September, a sign residential real estate will bolster the world's largest economy.

Mortgage servicers have gotten a rare reprieve from the Federal Housing Administration.

The big game changer in the mortgage industry is the "unquantifiable and increasing regulatory risk," said Tom Sanzone, Black Knight Financial Services' CEO at a press conference Monday at the MBA's Annual Convention in San Diego.

Wolters Kluwer Financial Services has released a new tool to help lenders navigate updated reporting requirements on mortgage loans announced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau last week.

Arch Mortgage Insurance Co. plans to launch a new risk-based pricing program in the fourth quarter.

In addition to staying on top of the day-to-day requirements of TRID, lenders must also avoid big-picture mistakes that could disrupt their compliance

Next year Fannie will require that mortgage lenders use so-called trended credit data for all mortgage borrowers, a move it says could broaden access to credit.

Xome, a Nationstar Mortgage Holdings effort to automate the home-buying process, has launched a notary mobile app.

Reynolds & Reynolds, a provider of document-management software for automotive dealers, has acquired International Document Services, a provider a mortgage-document services.

The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the validation of $2 billion in clean energy bonds over challenges brought by banks and a former state legislator.

The servicing industry is also facing higher capital requirements under the Basel III accord that are being phased in.

Confidence among homebuilders climbed in October to a 10-year high, a sign demand for housing may remain solid in the months to come.

Quicken Loans is partnering with Freddie Mac to boost business among first-time and middle-income borrowers as it battles allegations over its past underwriting practices on Federal Housing Administration-backed mortgages.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Oct. 16.

Ditech Financial is tapping the securitization market to fund advances of principal and interest payments to mortgage bondholders.