Black Knight Financial Services Inc., a mortgage-technology company formed from businesses previously owned by Lender Processing Services Inc., filed for a $100 million initial public offering.

As the mortgage industry heads into the New Year, National Mortgage News is taking a look at the biggest trends and topics that will shape 2015.

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Purchases of new homes unexpectedly declined in November to a four-month low, underscoring a lack of momentum this year in residential real estate.

Two electronic document management software companies — Axacore Inc.and Scrypt Inc. — will merge effective Dec. 31 under the Scrypt name.

The U.S. housing market has improved modestly since the beginning of the year, according to Freddie Mac's latest Multi-Indicator Market Index.

Home prices rose more than economists estimated in October as rising employment and falling interest rates boosted buyer demand.

Many mortgage originators waste money and get a small return on their investment because they make one or more mistakes when contacting their past, present and future clients by email.

Refinance volume may be waning, but lenders' reliance on consumer direct tools will only increase next year. Plus, the rise of mini-correspondents will keep the warehouse lending renaissance going strong in 2015.

Corporate landlords are benefiting from the worst rental-housing shortage in more than a decade as construction trails demand and more Americans opt to lease rather than buy.

Mortgage companies must properly vet their third-party vendors to ensure that there is no litigation, fraud allegations, or other risky behavior that might create risk for them.

The new estimate shows a 15% increase in purchase mortgage originations, compared to a drop in 2014.

Purchases of previously owned homes dropped more than forecast in November as residential real estate struggles to sustain its recovery even as borrowing costs remain low.

Optical character recognition replaces a manual, error-prone process, but requires regularly testing and monitoring to get the most out of the technology.

Spectrum Equity has made an investment for ExactBid for an undisclosed price.

Mortgage rates declined, keeping borrowing costs at the lowest levels since May 2013.

Refinancing volume rose for the fourth consecutive month in November, according to Ellie Mae.

The number of homeowners who were in negative equity just two years ago has fallen by more than 40% through the third quarter, according to data from Zillow.

The housing market will resume its recovery in 2015 after a "disappointing" year as sales accelerate, construction increases and mortgage credit eases.

Mortgage applications decreased last week despite several lenders now offering interest rates below 4%.