Mortgages

Commercial mortgage lender Walker & Dunlop said it now expects 2013 loan volume of between $10 billion and $12 billion, up from the previous prediction of between $8 billion and $10 billion.

The agreement would end case-by-case reviews of foreclosures under earlier accords with the biggest mortgage servicers.

Approximately 29% of American homeowners do not have any debt on their primary residence.

Blackstone Group accelerated purchases of single-family homes as prices jumped faster than it expected.

Resource Real Estate Opportunity REIT completed last year in productive form by capitalizing on approximately $2 trillion in commercial real estate debt that is maturing over the next few years.

A recent jump in long-term rates and bond yields increased the Freddie Mac average for the week ending Jan. 10 by six basis points from the previous week.

Bank of America is said to be considering more sales of mortgage servicing rights following its announcement that it is selling $300 billion of servicing rights to two separate buyers.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to keep credit flowing by allowing lenders to rely on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Federal Housing Administration automated underwriting systems to meet the underwriting standards of the new qualified mortgage rule that was issued early Thursday morning.

Even though less securitized commercial mortgage loan deals moved into special servicing in 2012 analysts are cautiously optimistic for 2013.

Aries Capital has secured a $26.5 million 10-year nonrecourse commercial mortgage-backed security first-mortgage loan to finance a former lamp factory turned green property.

Regulators are focusing on what an executive with the Compliance Group termed “misleading and deceptive advertising,” but what that exactly means is left up to the interpretation of the enforcement agency.

New York State, which depending on who one talks to, is hailed or booed about its foreclosure prevention policies, may have already set a precedent for the future of how regulators monitor mortgage servicers.

Radian Guaranty Inc. did $37.1 billion in primary new mortgage insurance written in 2012.

Angelo Mozilo, the former head of Countrywide and one-time mortgage industry icon, has become a polarizing figure in wake of the firm’s collapse and its contribution to the financial crisis.

Nearly 900,000 homeowners sought financial counseling assistance by yearend 2012, up 34% compared to 2011.

The MLS Data Co-op enables data-sharing relationships among several different multiple listing services.

One of the states hit hardest by the housing crisis is taking added steps to help homeowners.

For smaller originator The Bank Mortgage Network, the struggle to stay legal and in business has led to a strategy that includes a nod to high-tech manufacturing.

There’s yet another industry acronym in the works. And this one may make you want to vomit.

Berkadia Commercial Mortgage acquired closely held Hendricks & Partners to expand in apartment sales and research.