Mortgages

The Equifax March National Consumer Credit Trends report shows that a total of $43.1 billion in mortgage loan balances was written off in the first quarter of 2013.

The Federal Housing Administration has completed a sale of nearly 12,500 nonperforming loans for roughly 46% of the unpaid principal balance of the loans.

Freddie Mac has another multifamily commercial mortgage-backed securities deal set to price on or about April 18, its sixth K deal this year.

The upbeat attitude of the stock market spread to the members of the Mortgage Industry Equity Composite.

We're hearing despite all the progress the mortgage industry has made in going paperless, it's perhaps more than a little ironic that the most important event in the mortgage process is still largely a paper-driven affair.

A hint on keeping a consumer who is soliciting other originators.

DocMagic has launched BorrowerMobile, an application that allows tablets or smartphones to be used for consumer-lender communication.

WCS Lending has revamped its wholesale lending channel, moving the majority of the staff to new offices in Concord, Calif., with updated policies, procedures and products in place.

Mortgage Grapevine poster Loan-er is looking to resolve a dilemma.

Single-family starts fell to a 619,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate in March from a 650,000 rate in February.

The National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling program is making $70 million available to various agencies across the country.

The default rate on first mortgage loans improved seven basis points between February and March, with second mortgages improving by two basis points.

The number of U.S. jurisdictions that are electronically recording land and mortgage documents saw a major increase in the past 11 months jumping to 900 counties.

Kroll Factual Data said it saw a 1.6% average decrease nationwide regarding possible fraud in applications it processed in 4Q12 when compared with 3Q12.

Mortgage banking revenue fell 16% in the first quarter at U.S. Bancorp, compared to the prior quarter.

As more borrowers improve their credit standing another 400,000 borrowers could become eligible for the Home Affordable Refinance Program.

As mortgage fraud shifts from a refinance market to a purchase market, a major concern for lenders and servicing shops is how to get their staff ready for the upcoming trend in risk management.

Ongoing efforts to modernize Federal Housing Administration technology will pave the way for property valuations and electronic mortgages.

The demand for homeownership has always been a primary indicator of the state of the national economy.

Citigroup originated $18 billion in single-family loans in the first quarter, the highest in five quarters.