Mortgages

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is claiming current policies of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could leave borrowers who were affected by Hurricane Sandy with being forced to make an immediate balloon mortgage payment.

Sierra Pacific Mortgage is expanding its retail branch network and added 13 new branch offices in the first quarter.

Fiserv has integrated its Common Origination Platform and LoanServ systems to provide real-time, full-circle loan boarding processes for mortgage, home equity lines of credit and installment loans.

The leader of a 15-year foreclosure rescue scam that fraudulently postponed foreclosure sales for more than 800 distressed homeowners pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and bankruptcy fraud.

Radian Guaranty’s inventory of delinquent loans declined by 4,600 during March, but the total includes updated information for its February activity.

Before a lender can file for foreclosure, the State of Nevada requires mediation between the lender and the borrower.

Major banks involved in the bollixed foreclosure review program will finally be sending checks to borrowers who were harmed by their servicing practices.

While the number of individuals looking to become appraisers is falling, an uptick is taking place for those currently working in the industry gaining certification.

Kroll Bond Rating Agency has assigned preliminary ratings to Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C9, a new $1.28 billion commercial mortgage-backed securities conduit deal.

U.S. Bank named Rick Aneshansel president of U.S. Bank Home Mortgage, succeeding Dan Arrigoni who will retire June 30 after 42 years in the mortgage business.

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Consumer groups and legal aid attorneys are urging the Treasury Department to extend the Home Affordable Modification Program for at least another year.

President Obama's budget that is slated for release Wednesday morning is unlikely to include a funding request for the Federal Housing Administration single-family program.

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Kroll Bond Rating Agency has assigned preliminary ratings to COMM 2013-CCRE7, a $930.2 million commercial mortgage-backed securities conduit deal.

An Ernst Publishing Co. survey shows the mortgage lending industry’s use of mobile technologies is lagging behind other financial services.

QuestSoft's fifth annual compliance survey reaffirms compliance requirements that have kept lenders up at night for three years in a row will continue to be a high concern at least until January 2014.

Ginnie Mae MBS issuance totaled $113.4 billion in the second quarter of fiscal year 2013 (which ended March 31), down 5% from the first quarter.

Genpact Limited has released its next generation of applications from its Quantum technology platform.