Technology
Technology
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Flagstar Bancorp reported a significant first-quarter loss as its loan-loss provision more than quintupled.
April 23 -
MGIC Investment Corp., the No. 3 U.S. mortgage insurer, rallied after posting its largest profit since 2007, helping ease concerns that slowing home lending would weigh on results.
April 23 -
Mortgage applications fell for the fourth time in five weeks as fewer Americans made home purchases or refinanced their properties as borrowing costs rose.
April 23 -
With an increasing industry and regulatory emphasis on streamlined communication with borrowers, servicers should evaluate every opportunity to build efficiencies into their processes.
April 22 -
A new survey provides further evidence that continuing declines in mortgage origination volume have motivated lenders to ease credit standards.
April 22 -
Sales of previously owned homes fell in March for the third consecutive month as rising prices and cold weather discouraged would-be buyers.
April 22 -
Regulator Benjamin Lawsky is concerned that Hubzu, a website run by Ocwen's Alitsource affiliate, charges inflated fees "through conflicted business relationships" at the expense of mortgage investors and strapped homeowners.
April 21 -
Real estate executives are looking for ways to motivate reluctant buyers who don't want to give up their current low mortgage rates.
April 17 -
Mortgage rates fell, sending costs for 30-year loans to the lowest since early February as the Federal Reserve confirmed its commitment to provide support for the economic recovery.
April 17 -
B of A caught observers off guard by announcing $6 billion in mortgage litigation expenses, but the move is an attempt to convince analysts and investors that there is an end in sight to its crisis-era legal woes. It just might work.
April 16 -
If it wasn't a malicious attack, what else could have overwhelmed the mortgage loan origination software vendor's servers at a time when originations are in the doldrums?
April 16 -
Mortgage applications, including requests for refinancings and for home purchase loans, rose from the previous week for the week ended April 11.
April 16 -
As the rest of the housing industry recovers, a little-known firm with a key role in mortgage finance remains stuck in limbo, wrestling with regulators, lawsuits and the departures of senior employees.
April 16 -
A survey by the Mortgage Bankers Association points to a solid increase in March new home sales after a slow start to spring selling season.
April 15 -
From hyper-personalized "one-to-one marketing" to ad campaigns that narrowly target veterans, originators are seeking vendors' assistance in their efforts to retain and grow volume.
April 14 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has invited consumers to complain about getting a mortgage and it is getting plenty of responses.
April 14 -
Mortgage lending is contracting to levels not seen since 1997 as rising interest rates and home prices drive away borrowers.
April 14 -
Some nonmortgage technologists think lenders are behind the times when it comes to reaching consumers, and they can help.
April 14 -
The Mortgage Bankers Association lowered its 2014 origination estimate after a disappointing March report on home sales.
April 11 -
JPMorgan Chase said Friday it significantly downsized its mortgage operations while increasing the price on high loan-to-value loans to reflect higher default and servicing costs.
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