Mortgages

Standard & Poor’s Corp. said it could change up to 744 U.S. and Canadian commercial mortgage-backed securities ratings.

The agency said lenders took in 79,300 applications for streamline refinancings during the month, which represents 44% of all FHA loan applications filed in July.

Simple messages communicated repeatedly over multiple mediums yield the most successful communication strategies.

Now that California has codified the national mortgage servicing settlement, are other attorneys general going to “follow the leader” and enact this type of legislation within their state?

In today’s mortgage market, job security is quite important. Many loan officers I talk to are having a great year, even better than last year which was decent.

Walter Investment Management, which controls subservicer Green Tree Financial, has added Reverse Mortgage Solutions to its stable of residential finance firms.

A non-partisan group says the Federal government’s efforts to prosecute subprime wrongdoers – particularly on Wall Street – has fallen short and is asking for new, tougher laws on white collar crime.

Third-party lender Stonegate Mortgage has purchased warehouse provider NattyMac.

Mortgage insurance may get a break from the new Basel III capital rules.

There is a movement toward retaining servicing rights benefits. It involves originators and the wider mortgage industry.

The FHFA study on single-family g-fees shows the fees paid by the five largest lenders averaged 26 basis points by yearend 2011, up 5 bps from the first quarter.

Since the housing bust began in earnest in 2008, mortgage related stocks, for the most part, have hemorrhaged in price, according to an analysis conducted by National Mortgage News.

Arbor Commercial Mortgage named Trevor Leslie Smith as director of lending in its Boston office.

A prominent consumer group is bothered that the top five mortgage servicers are stressing short sales under the $25 billion national mortgage settlement when the goal is to keep borrowers in their homes.

M&A advisors tell us that the GNMA Eagle is a must for selling your firm.

The CFPB proposal promises an end to years of legal skirmishes over whether to categorize services as closing or financing costs and reflects a broader effort to improve how loan terms are presented.

Inland Real Estate Brokerage & Auctions will hold an auction in September featuring a mix of bank- and privately-owned properties located throughout the Chicago area.

The CoreLogic house price index rose in July for the fifth consecutive month.

The Mortgage Bankers Association posted net revenue of $2.7 million for its latest fiscal year but continues to struggle under the weight of its office building investment.

Citigroup over the weekend said it will let customers challenge the suspension of home equity loans.