Mortgages

With this acquisition, Accenture hopes to become the largest end-to-end provider of mortgage services in the U.S.

Citigroup in its second-quarter earnings release showed some concern about downward pressure on mortgage revenue, but overall its net income was up at $4.2 billion, compared to $2.9 billion in last year’s second quarter.

Commercial mortgage loans provided life insurers with a 1.99% total return on investment in 1Q13, up 14 basis points from 4Q12’s 1.85%.

This is not to say there are never circumstances where a lender might be wise to consider exempt status. However, it is hardly a no-brain decision.

Taylor Capital Group said its mortgage banking revenue increased 20% to $38.5 million in 2Q13 from $32 million in 1Q13.

In order to succeed in real estate owned sales, an individual has to constantly be able to change to adapt to market conditions.

Rust Consulting is almost done delivering compensation checks to borrowers whose homes were illegally foreclosed upon in 2009 and 2010 by 13 of the country’s largest servicers.

The real news in JPMorgan Chase's second-quarter report was the weak outlook that it provided for traditional banking.

ISGN CEO Ritesh Idnani explains how outsourcing fits into mortgage lending and servicing operations.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told investors last week that rising interest rates could trigger a dramatic reduction in the bank’s mortgage profits.

The worst first half for Treasuries in four years has wrung the unprecedented Federal Reserve stimulus out of bond prices as investors now look to low inflation and slow economic growth to contain yields.

Positive forecasts on 10-year-guaranteed agency commercial mortgage-backed securities do not change analysts’ expectations to see sluggish CRE loan growth.

We're hearing that some servicers don’t believe they can modify a VA loan.

A proposal by FASB could make GAAP accounting, but not statutory accounting, more volatile for mortgage insurers and title insurers.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned investors that higher interest rates could lead to a dramatic reduction in the bank’s profits by eroding demand for mortgage refinancing.

Of the 17 Mortgage Industry Equity Composite members, 11 closed in a range between a loss of 0.5% and a gain of 1%.

Wells Fargo is predicting a sharp decline in mortgage originations this quarter, but CEO John Stumpf is hardly worried.

The relationship with Realtors for many posters on the Mortgage Grapevine is a thorny one, and this thread wades into that territory.

Rising interest rates will be the reason why.

The Veterans Administration is the only government agency that has not made huge underwriting rule changes for several years now.