Mortgages

FloodInsights is now offering lenders and others a sinkhole search report for Florida properties.

As the mortgage market increases the use of upfront automated audits to comply with regulation, homeowners are being offered the opportunity to review whether lenders and servicers are up to the task.

Residential retail lender Mortgage Master continues to seek expansion possibilities in promising geographic markets.

BOK Financial once again generated higher quarterly earnings because of higher mortgage banking income.

A poster on the Mortgage Grapevine has a client whose credit score at the start of the process was 785.

We're hearing the unlikely duo of counseling and technology may be useful in reducing lender costs in the light of the qualified mortgage.

Freddie Mac made plans for its second multifamily securities offering for the year and released figures that show its overall multifamily volume set a record in 2012.

The Treasury Department has allocated $29.9 billion to 96 servicers participating in the government’s loan modification programs.

Life company commercial mortgage loan holdings generated a return of 2.31% in the third quarter of 2012.

New York Community Bancorp said its 2012 mortgage banking income was more than double 2011’s, ending the year at $179 million.

The Appraisal Institute is warning current homeowners and prospective homebuyers that neighbors play a major role in a property’s overall value.

Mortgage lenders reported receiving fewer loan applications compared with the previous week, as the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted application index was down 8.1% for the week ended Jan. 25.

Issues related to default risk and losses associated with delinquent HOAs are the iceberg many in the industry still fail to see.

Silvergate Bank said gains from its reverse mortgage banking business and warehouse lending fee income were the biggest contributors to the fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 increases in noninterest income.

The relationship between appraisers and lenders can be counterproductive and costly if appraisers end up working with the wrong appraisal management company.

The top executive at one industry vendor believes a combination of regulatory and technology trends will cause sales use of mobile devices to surge in 2013.

Americans who inherited good financial habits from their parents, represent 62% of the borrowers who have a financial plan, are confident in their financial future and also are less likely to default on a mortgage loan.

TD Bank is offering a new mortgage loan product alternative to Federal Home Administration loans.

A coach or mentor can help keep you focused on what you both know are your priorities for 2013.

Waypoint Homes named managing director Gary Beasley as its new president and chief executive officer.