Incentive pay to executives and senior managers at independent mortgage banking companies increased significantly in 2012, compared to the leaner years.

Due to higher home price gains across much of the nation, continuous improvements in distressed market measures and greater consumer confidence, a more optimistic home value projection was made by Clear Capital.

Doorsteps, an online tool used by Realtors to educate prospective homebuyers, has widened its scope to be of use to bank loan officers.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac seller/servicers completed 106,900 HARP refinancings in April, up 8% from the month prior.

Mortgage Electronic Recording Systems Inc. has won dismissal of a lawsuit filed against it in a federal court in Rhode Island.

The housing industry’s recovery efforts are progressing through May as mortgage delinquencies have decreased 43% from their 2010 peak, according to Lender Processing Services.

Lender Processing Services said it made an active and extensive solicitation of 42 potentially interested parties during the go-shop period created under the contractual terms of its acquisition by Fidelity National Financial.

The gradual rise in interest rates now underway won't have a detrimental effect on most credit unions, predicts one industry expert.

Measuring the return on investment of your social media marketing efforts.

We're hearing that it’s kind of a mystery as to why the number of construction jobs has not kept pace with housing starts.

Employment in the mortgage banking and brokerage sector edged down to 292,200 in May on a nonadjusted basis from 293,000 in April.

Bank of America Corp. must face lawsuit claims brought by a Texas county over government fees it avoided by using Merscorp Inc. to track property transactions.

We're hearing as this is a holiday week, it seems fitting that my blog post focus on a recent vacation.

Two cornerstones of the mortgage business will be penalized under the risk-based capital regime the federal banking agencies are adopting.

Like schoolyard bullies, cyberbullies scan the financial marketplace looking for weakness to exploit—and they may have found it in smartphone and tablet applications.

Sabal Financial Group CEO Pat Jackson sees niche business growth opportunity within the third-party servicing space.

They need to know about things like data security, cash flow management and business credit.

There is a post on the Mortgage Grapevine by someone looking for help with Fannie Mae’s Desktop Originator.

Almost 36% of all U.S. new homes sold in May weren’t yet under construction, close to a seven-year high and signaling sustained strength in homebuilding as companies try to catch up.