Mortgages

Motivational speakers main attraction for real estate agents at invitation-only "cinemeeting."

The unit of Cardinal Financial contributed $6.3 million to the company's first-quarter earnings.

Six of the 17 Mortgage Industry Equity Composite stocks gained ground on Thursday.

The next 12 months are likely to see only half the price gains experienced in the previous 12 months.

The default legal services firm Clunk, Hoose & Associates announced that it has opened a new office to serve clients in the South Florida market.

We're hearing about New York attorneys negotiating the terms of the mortgage contingency in residential real estate contracts.

Home Loan Servicing Solutions reported net income of $24.8 million in the first quarter.

The residential mortgage banking segment at BB&T Corp. had net income of $101 million for 1Q13, up from $88 million in 4Q12.

The New York Department of Financial Services has entered into a second settlement with an insurer over force-placed underwriting practices.

Astoria Financial originated $346 million in commercial and multifamily mortgage loans in the first quarter.

Ally Bank has completed the sales of $115 billion in unpaid principal balance of agency mortgage servicing rights to Ocwen Financial and Quicken Loans.

Private investment firm Starwood Capital Group successfully closed its latest global fund, Starwood Distressed Opportunity Fund IX.

Wells Fargo urged a judge to dismiss the U.S. government’s lawsuit claiming the bank made reckless mortgage loans that caused losses for a federal insurance program.

Fees from residential refinancings propelled Sandy Spring Bancorp in the first quarter.

Edward DeMarco, who has served as acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency since 2009, is scheduled today to update a Senate panel on the FHFA’s oversight of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Weekly averages for fixed-rate mortgages declined for the third week in a row in Freddie Mac’s survey.

As the upcoming spring and summer seasons approach where home buying is known to ramp up, Realtors are curious whether they will have success selling distressed properties this year.

As institutional buying declines, the pace of home price appreciation will slow, a new Wells Fargo Securities report says.

A LinkedIn discussion talks about the need for originators to brand themselves.