Refinancings comprise less than 60% of loan volume in October.

Low inventories continue to support rising home values.

Following new legislation issued by the CFPB earlier in November, the mortgage industry’s voluntary standards organization has extended the comment period beyond yearend 2013.

Colonial Savings installed new mortgage software and consequently tripled loan volume, cut costs and improved compliance without reducing headcount.

Loan buybacks fall to the lowest level in 5 years with $1.8 billion in the third quarter.

The Department of Veterans Affairs guaranteed 629,300 single-family loans in FY 2013, while the Federal Housing Administration experienced a decline in purchase mortgage loans.

The combination of rapidly rising home prices along with strong demand from institutional investors and other cash buyers means short sales are becoming less favorable for lenders.

Planwise is sharing its Spring platform, which provides listing and tax data, with real estate sites to attract homebuyers.

Government shutdown cited as factor in October decline.

Most U.S. adults’ opinion of homeownership has failed to waver over the past five years even though the return to a normal housing market has been slow, according to a NeighborWorks America survey.

Kareem Serageldin marked up the collateralized debt obligations to meet targets and boost yearend bonuses for his $5.35 billion trading book, prosecutors claimed.

Readers can now comment on virtually all (and soon, all) content on National Mortgage News’ website. The first comments from readers prefigure some lively interactivity to come.

U.S. foreclosure inventory through October is at its lowest point since the end of 2008, LPS data reveal.

How many Mortgage Technology Conference attendees were on their mobile devices during a panel discussing the security challenges posed by mobile devices? A lot.

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About 1.4 million homeowners regained positive equity from the second quarter to the third quarter, which is the biggest quarterly drop recorded by Zillow.

Many would-be buyers were shut out during the previous summer and spring seasons.

The more compelling discussion at this week’s tech show of business success this coming year was capacity, conversion and compliance.

Federal judges have ruled no valid claims of fraud exist against MERS in which plaintiffs claimed the company’s role in a deed of trust caused them injury.

The mortgage industry’s shift toward a purchase-driven market increases the risk of fraud, and that was evident in the third quarter, particularly for jumbo loans.