Mortgages

Farmland Partners has expanded its secured note line of credit with Farmer Mac to $150 million, from $75 million.

NCUA has filed suit against another big banking company over mortgage-backed securities.

The number of mortgages outstanding is down considerably from pre-recession levels but is starting to slowly increase. How much further it needs to go depends on certain public policy goals.

Mortgage applications increased slightly last week due to higher refinance and purchase activity.

Black Knight Financial Services Inc., a mortgage-technology company formed from businesses previously owned by Lender Processing Services Inc., filed for a $100 million initial public offering.

It is one thing to have production goals for 2015. It is another to have something in place that provides some checks and balances to make sure you stay on track.

As the mortgage industry heads into the New Year, National Mortgage News is taking a look at the biggest trends and topics that will shape 2015.

The Servicing Trailblazer Award acknowledges a servicer or vendor initiative, product or platform that uses technology to optimize mortgage portfolio management and ensures efficient communication with borrowers, investors and the mortgage servicing support industry. Learn about this year's finalists and see who won the 2014 MT Award.

As the real estate market ramps back up, lenders are looking for ways to diversify their portfolios, even if the returns are slim.

Georgia's Department of Banking and Finance has finalized a cease-and-desist order against Community Legal Center.

Purchases of new homes unexpectedly declined in November to a four-month low, underscoring a lack of momentum this year in residential real estate.

Two electronic document management software companies — Axacore Inc.and Scrypt Inc. — will merge effective Dec. 31 under the Scrypt name.

The government-sponsored enterprises' changes to their representations and warranties regulations could increase lending, or cause taxpayer losses related to GSE purchases of bad loans. Here's why advocates like the move.

The U.S. housing market has improved modestly since the beginning of the year, according to Freddie Mac's latest Multi-Indicator Market Index.

Market participants are encouraged by the FHFA's move to ease repurchase requirements — which will likely result in a continued domination of the market by government agencies.

Home prices rose more than economists estimated in October as rising employment and falling interest rates boosted buyer demand.

Many mortgage originators waste money and get a small return on their investment because they make one or more mistakes when contacting their past, present and future clients by email.

Remember when nobody wanted to touch U.S. subprime-mortgage debt? That's just a distant memory as they deliver some of the bond market's best returns.

Radian Group Inc. agreed to sell its bond guarantor to Assured Guaranty Ltd. for $810 million to free up capital as the company prepares for tighter oversight of mortgage insurance.

WASHINGTON — The Federal Housing Finance Agency said Monday it has approved the merger of the Federal Home Loan banks of Des Moines and Seattle, giving approval to the first voluntary combination in the history of the system.