MBS issuance continues to decline as the Fed reduces bond buying.

Lenders are unloading more of their bank-owned inventory at the foreclosure auction to take advantage of the volume of investors and cash purchasers in the marketplace.

Score a win for the private market, as higher GSE prices make nonagency mortgages more attractive to investors.

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Re/Max finds few markets with higher real estate transactions in November compared to a year ago.

The big bank has more than twice as much Ginnie servicing volume as the second-place company in the niche.

Issuers can get new commitment authority in as little as five minutes, according to Ginnie Mae president Ted Tozer.

The new feature will reduce errors and lender risk by ensuring the loan meets investor eligibility guidelines before it is too late in the process.

Sixty-three percent of lenders have an electronic document solution in place, the ninth Path to Paperless survey from Xerox finds.

Mortgage technology developer Optimal Blue acquired its largest competitor, LoanSifter, in a deal that combines the two largest standalone developers of product eligibility and pricing engines remaining in the mortgage industry.

A limited supply of properties available to purchase on the open market continues to affect prices in many of the nation’s largest counties.

An unprecedented annual jump in Internet mortgage banking transactions coupled with a 50% increase in mobile banking is profoundly changing retail bank operations and customer retention practices across the U.S., according to Accenture.

Builders continued to break ground on new units during the government shutdown.

The interest rates on jumbo loans remain lower than for conforming loans.

Any system will help your business as long as you use and update it.

Capsilon’s DocVelocity system now allows companies to send loans individually or in groups to seven financial institutions.

The $40 million in financing will help fuel the company’s expansion of services for the mortgage and property and casualty insurance industries through activities that include strategic acquisitions.

Refinancings of higher LTV loans exhibit larger declines.

NAHB members looking for 40% increase in sales in next year.

The bulk of residential mortgaged properties that have equity are high end homes valued for more than $200,000.