The inaugural International Federation of Finance Museums meeting aims to inspire innovation in the promotion of financial literacy globally and engage the media, academics, policymakers and industry participants.

A MacroMonitor analysis of banking activity during the past few years indicates the steady growth of mobile financial services is rearranging the transaction choices made by most households.

The average consumer rate for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage rose for the sixth straight week in Freddie Mac’s survey, nearing 4%.

During May, there were 148,054 U.S. properties with a foreclosure filing, up 2% from the prior month, but still down 28% compared to May 2012.

The Amherst Securities Group expects to see a significant drop in loan modifications over the next 12 months due in part to rising house prices and lower re-defaults on modifications.

Only two of the 17 Mortgage Industry Equity Composite members closed higher on Wednesday, another down day for the markets as a whole.

Elizabeth Khalil, senior policy analyst—supervisory policy at the FDIC and one of the authors of the FFIEC's social media compliance rules, cleared up some common misconceptions bankers have been concerned about.

Accelerate banking caters to Generation X focusing on a mindset aligned with the demands of new entrepreneurs looking for untraditional, stronger banking relationships and faster decision-making opportunities.

Mortgage lender loanDepot.com LLC has opened its co-headquarters office in the Dallas suburb of Plano.

Ohio nonbank, hard money lender and real estate investing company JEM Real Estate Partners has chosen Applied Business Software’s servicing technology to manage its growing commercial rehab loan portfolio.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency reported Wednesday morning that 294,300 HARP refinancings were completed in the first quarter, compared to 297,460 in the fourth quarter of 2012.

For successful mortgage originators, going in person to meet clients, instead of hiding behind email and social media, can make the difference between closing a sale or going back to the office frustrated.

During the month of May, 23,034 new and resale houses and condominiums sold in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, San Bernardino, Ventura, and Orange counties.

There were 12 of 17 Mortgage Industry Equity Composite stocks whose closing price declined more than one percentage point on Tuesday.

The massive waves of 2005-2007 residential mortgage-backed securities downgrades have finally calmed down a bit, thanks largely to housing improvement.

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Amegy Mortgage Co., is now using Data Select’s Construction Loan Control System software for its construction loan portfolio, including for one-time close construction and lot loans.

As the mortgage market changes from a refinance market to a purchase market over the next several months, a shift in fraud risk trends will take place during this time that lenders need to be aware of.

The private mortgage insurers once again recorded the highest gains among Mortgage Industry Equity Composite stocks for Monday.

Trepp and Rockport unveiled the new design of TreppPort 2.0 this month, an enterprise level commercial real estate solution that provides mobile capabilities for lending, asset management and surveillance.