Mortgages

Fiserv Case-Shiller projects that by the end of 2013 home prices will be rising in nearly every metro area in the U.S.

A coalition of industry, consumer and civil rights groups is urging federal regulators working on a risk-retention securitizing rule to stay within the boundaries of the recently finalized qualified mortgage rule.

American Realty Capital Properties celebrated its status as the largest equity real estate investment trust on the stock exchange at the event.

The delinquency rate for commercial mortgage-backed securities reached its lowest level in a year.

Citigroup plans to issue a $240 million of commercial mortgage-backed securities backed by a single shopping mall.

State Employees' CU has created a property management subsidiary to provide the credit union with the ability to streamline management of real estate property owned throughout North Carolina.

Executives at smaller banks are understandably wary of jumping back into loan participations following some very bad outcomes during the financial crisis.

Banks are moving both residential and commercial loans off their balance sheets at a faster pace and at higher prices than at any time since the beginning of the financial crisis.

Once again MGIC Investment Corp. was the best performing stock in the Mortgage Industry Equity Composite, and possibly one of the best overall performing stocks on Friday.

Standard & Poor's has raised its investment grade ratings on three classes of commercial mortgage-backed securities from Banc of America Large Loan Inc.'s series 2009-FDG.

New York State is taking action to reduce the amount of time an insurer can delay deliberation on a homeowner’s insurance claim in the areas affected by Hurricane Sandy.

PacTrust recent hires include industry veterans Rick Cassano and Zoila Price in a effort to grow its mortgage business.

A report from Fitch Ratings on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac said the ongoing U.S. fiscal policy debate is not expected to have a direct impact on the two government-sponsored enterprises.

Even though the REO-to-rental market has gotten off to a good start, there are still high expectations for this sector to emerge as an even hotter asset class over the next few years.

A Mortgage Grapevine poster asks fellow board members which branch organization they would choose to join.

In partnership with the Texas Affordable Housing Corp., mortgage lenders originated over $200 million in loans for low- and moderate-income families in 2012.

The Federal Housing Administration is the process of implementing a new servicer scorecard and mortgage bankers are afraid it will be used to penalize servicers with high redefault rates.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has launched its first housing discrimination mobile application.

Redwood Trust has priced $250 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.625% convertible senior notes due 2018 to fund activity that may include the funding or purchase of mortgage-backed securities.

Freddie Mac is lining up more lenders as it rolls out a program to provide financing for its REO sales across the country.