Mortgages

New findings reveal a large number of Americans still know little about credit scores.

Housing price gains and the critical role of valuations during the recovery may require lenders to watch over an appraiser’s shoulder.

The housing market is undergoing a very gradual recovery as more new households are choosing to rent over buying a home, according to Wells Fargo Securities.

Sterling Savings Bank has completed the acquisition of the Seattle-area operations of Boston Private Bank & Trust Co.

AmeriSave Mortgage Corp. has launched a correspondent lending division.

With drastic declines in foreclosure numbers, it appears the foreclosure crisis is over for at least one state: Massachusetts.

With $26 million in assets and fewer than 5,000 members, Catholic Family FCU is right in the sweet spot for the "Great Divide" between CUs that are profitable and those that are struggling.

Aided by rising home sales and prices, the median gross income of a Realtor rose to $43,500 in 2012 from $34,900 in 2011.

A total of $14,100 was granted from Kirtland FCU and the FHLB-Dallas to replace worn carpeting throughout Joey Campbell’s Albuquerque home with hardwood floors in an effort to help him avoid tripping on seams.

New U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities delinquencies in April were $747 million, a number that is notable because it marks the first drop below $1 billion since February 2009.

Bank of America said New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has no right to take enforcement action against the bank over claims that it violated terms of a nationwide foreclosure settlement.

John Zielke previously was head of underwriting for Credit Suisse’s Column Financial and deputy chief underwriter for Walker & Dunlop.

We're hearing that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will be issuing new guidance on loan officer compensation in June.

Fannie Mae sold nearly 43,000 foreclosed properties in the first quarter at a price equal to 65% of the unpaid principal balance of the loans.

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A New Jersey man faces 60 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release as well as more than $700,000 in restitution payments in the wake of his guilty plea to fraud and money laundering charges in a Lancaster, Pa., area real estate scam.

Equity Loans LLC may have recently added four retail production offices, but the Atlanta-based company’s president believes its future is in diversifying its stream of income and its production capabilities.

Nationstar Mortgage has agreed to buy Greenlight Financial Services for up to $75 million in cash.

On the Mortgage Grapevine, poster Jusross is asking if there are any wholesale commercial mortgage originators left doing business.