Mortgages

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Oct. 2.

News Corp's Move Inc. has acquired Reesio, a provider of document and transaction management software for residential real estate.

WASHINGTON — Federal examiners will expect institutions to show that they made a "good faith" effort in preparing for the implementation of the new integrated mortgage disclosures that go into effect on Oct. 3, regulators said in letters sent to industry groups on Thursday.

Reven Housing REIT in La Jolla, Calif., plans to raise about $29 million through a direct public offering.

NMI Holdings Inc. president Jay Sherwood will step aside and become the company's vice chairman for the remainder of his employment agreement, the company said in an 8-K filing.

Thirty-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 3.85% during the week ending Oct. 1 — merely a one-basis-point decrease from last week.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency is planning to issue a final rule in the next 12 months to require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to better serve underserved markets, including manufactured housing, the agency said Thursday.

USAA will shift about 120 positions in its mortgage operations from an office near Dallas, to offices in Tampa, Fla., and Phoenix.

In a quarter that saw a rout in global stocks, commodities and major currencies, at least one investment stayed hot: Manhattan apartments.

JPMorgan Chase has paid off $3.56 billion of the $4 billion it owes in consumer relief credit as part of a 2013 settlement over marred mortgage-backed securities issued before the crisis.

If the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau provides lenders with a hold harmless period, it must also include protections to keep lenders from facing future lawsuits related to TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosures compliance.

WinWater Home Mortgage is back with its largest ever securitization of residential mortgage loans.

Community bankers merit more regulatory relief, particularly those that hold mortgage originations. That was a key message from James Bullard, St. Louis Fed President, during a community banking conference in St. Louis hosted by the Federal Reserve Board and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors.

A number of investment banks have been increasing the portion of high-quality loans backing commercial mortgage bonds.

The Federal Reserve Board has approved the merger of M&T Bank and Hudson City Bancorp after more than three years of delay. The approval came on the day the regulator had set as a deadline to announce its verdict on the deal.

To better serve millennial mortgage customers, lenders would be helped by understanding how the "fear of missing out" mentality drives this generation's consumer culture.

The rate of mortgage applications dropped 6.7% in the week ending Sept. 25, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

With the implementation date for the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosures just days away, here's a look at some of the finishing touches the mortgage industry is making to its technology and training preparations.

The Asian Real Estate Association of America has launched a two-year partnership with Radian Group's mortgage insurance unit.

A bipartisan group of housing experts is seeking to inject more discussion about the mortgage market into presidential campaigns.