The real estate investment trust recorded a consecutive-quarter earnings gain on Thursday that reflects slower prepayments in its agency adjustable-rate mortgage portfolio during the last three months of 2013.

The rebranded Arch Mortgage Insurance Co. is ready to start underwriting policies on loans from all originators, not just credit unions.

Chances that Congress will move this year to wind down or transform the GSEs are dimming as lawmakers confront a split among Senate Democrats and a change at the regulator of the mortgage finance companies.

Disparate impact alleged in Fair Housing Act complaints remains a high concern for mortgage originators as they enter the new era of the qualified mortgage.

Mortgage companies, including mortgage servicing and property preservation firms that invest in the wrong type of data drilling and search engine optimization tools, can be in big trouble.

Goldman must face fraud claims in a lawsuit filed by the Australian hedge fund Basis Capital Funds Management Ltd. over the sale of collateralized debt obligations.

Most mortgage-backed securities from the boom years are affected by a ruling that broadly places a statute of limitations on loan representations and warranties.

Countrywide is accused of selling defective mortgages to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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The Federal Housing Administration's reforms to the reverse mortgage program could reduce volume in this product by 20% this year.

The legislation is being driven by concerns implementation of the Biggert-Waters Act will reduce home sales and property values.

The mortgage lender denies the charges and an administrative judge will decide the case.

The Federal Reserve is sticking to its plan for a gradual withdrawal from departing chair Ben Bernanke’s unprecedented easing policy.

New rules the industry is contending with continue to be overwhelming and often unclear but there are still areas that some think need reform, recent reader comments suggest. It all adds up to depict a challenging mortgage business environment today that, as one reader puts it, "Ain't for sissies."

Three default and fraud risk management veterans have established PointPredictive, a new firm that ties business and science to provide target technology solutions.

Richard Cordray, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's normally unflappable director, reacted angrily Tuesday to suggestions by lawmakers that he and his agency do not care about borrowers who purchase manufactured housing.

Many are automating initial disclosures and using technology to standardize companies' takes on compliance until industrywide standards evolve. Interest in electronically archiving the rationale behind data changes also is growing.

James Webb promised investors "quick, large and safe financial gains" by investing money with him to purchase, renovate and resell properties to first-time homebuyers for approximately $65,000 each.

Sales of bonds tied to commercial property loans doubled to $80 billion last year, and are poised to reach $100 billion this year.

The criminal and civil investigation arose in late 2011 when the investment bank terminated a mortgage-backed securities trader who was indicted in January of last year.