Mortgages

Federal Reserve governors continue to view the housing recovery as weak despite its multiyear efforts, citing—among other concerns—tight mortgage underwriting standards.

Many mortgage bankers aren't waiting around for regulators to define what a qualified mortgage is and instead are writing their own rules, including strict about debt-to-income ratios.

Because the stakes are so high for a medium that’s still very much in its infancy, Ellie Mae is taking a slow-and-steady strategy that it hopes will ensure its mobile technology meets the needs of its diverse user base.

Ellie Mae has developed a new document preparation technology designed to be more streamlined and integrated than its current doc prep engine.

The mortgage settlement/closing process in Australia is antiquated, lengthy and at times just simply frustrating.

Electronic document management is great, but it's far from new. Technology vendors have been providing these technologies for close to two decades, but their need has never been more important.

Does anyone else think that Ed DeMarco is the lone voice of reason in Washington when it comes to housing?

There is the opportunity existing for someone to take charge and make the mortgage history books. Who is ready to take on the challenge and machine a new mortgage process?

Electronic communications and records are just as important to retain for your protection as paper ones.

Sherry Riano entered the mortgage business as a reaction to the wrongs she saw in the late 1990s and owes her success to doing things the right way.

Just as the economy has led many Americans to retool, adjust their skills, or seek a new career, the tough times have prompted NCUA to make some role changes as well-including becoming a better landlord.

Not only get client testimonials, use them to obtain more business.

Giving Realtors a gift with my name on it.

A California attorney and a telemarketing salesman were indicted for defrauding thousands of homeowners in a loan modification fraud scheme.

FirstService Residential Realty was named the vendor to manage the renovation, maintenance and rental management of 94 single-family homes in Chicago that was purchased by The Cogsville Group from Fannie Mae.

In August, 566 foreclosure deeds were finalized in Massachusetts, the lowest number for any month since February 2011.

The loan value for all commercial mortgage-backed securities was 85.9% in August 2011.

In May 2011, Nationstar filed an initial prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission, aiming to sell 20% of the company for $233 million.

The National Credit Union Administration sued Credit Suisse Group, charging the Zurich-based company with misleading three corporate credit unions about the riskiness of mortgages that backed securities Credit Suisse bundled and sold to them.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that employment in the mortgage banking and brokerage sector rose to 280,500 in August from 277,700 in July.