Mortgages

A real estate agent posting on the Mortgage Grapevine is asking why a loan officer is giving his school bus driver a hard time.

This time last year, some questioned whether Signature Bank could maintain its strong earnings streak, given a heavy reliance on residential mortgage-backed securities.

The housing market ended 2012 with the lowest number of vacant homes for sale since 2005.

Stonegate Mortgage has hired former GMAC RFC capital markets executive Eric Scholtz as the point man for a new jumbo loan conduit.

Triad Guaranty is looking to deregister its common stock, meaning it will no longer have to file 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Stearns Lending originated nearly $12 billion of residential mortgages in 2012, more than double its 2011 volume and a new company record.

The apparent decisions by EverBank and OneWest Bancorp to finish loan-by-loan foreclosure reviews will provide a glimpse of how the big banks' much-maligned foreclosure look-backs would have panned out.

House prices in November are up 5.5% from a year ago even though prices have edged downward since September.

As the housing industry evolves on a constant basis, Green River Capital decided to make its own internal adjustments in order to guarantee a successful year.

The California attorney general’s office has seized six websites that allegedly targeted distressed homeowners who are having trouble with mortgage debt.

The number of California homeowners who began the foreclosure process in the fourth quarter last year dropped to its lowest level in six years.

First Financial Northwest Inc.’s increased and diversified originations contributed to its return to profitability during the fourth quarter of 2012.

Probably all homeowners insurance policies provide that, if the house is vacant or unoccupied for a period of time—usually 30 days—and there is a fire or other loss, then the insurer has no liability.

We're hearing that the housing bust isn’t the only thing driving an increase in demand for field services like home inspections and maintenance in recent years.

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The Lender Processing Services Home Price Index for November is up a mere 0.5% from October, but when compared with November 2011, it is up 5.5%.

Hurricane Sandy may have given a final push into special servicing to the $103.5 million Long Island Marriott and Conference Center hotel loan.

A poster on the Mortgage Grapevine was offered a contract by an investor that subjects the broker to a buyback if the borrower defaults or is delinquent up to six months.

Technology and closing cost data provider Ernst has received a U.S. patent for its recording fee and tax calculators used in tracking mortgage forms.

The common goal during the vendor management process is to ensure that the requirements and oversight are met to benefit not only a homeowner, but the entire neighborhood.