Mortgage servicing market insiders are monitoring regulators with the same attention federal and state legislators are monitoring mortgage banks in general and mortgage servicers in particular. The impact of this dynamic is significant and ongoing.

Sales of single-family homes in Connecticut rose 14% to 1,519 during the first month of this year.

We're hearing online lenders’ reputations grow publicly with every failure, to paraphrase George Bernard Shaw.

Boston’s real estate market is seeing a boom in construction as developers financed with cheap debt seek to profit from a growing workforce of educated young adults.

It is a sign of both the tough economy and the changing regulatory environment for mortgage servicers that they are upgrading the technologies they use to manage mortgage defaults.

We're hearing that the Chinese military may be responsible for attempts to hack into the databases of U.S. corporations, which is starting to rattle some cages in the financial industry, including lenders.

VantageScore Solutions has reconstructed its credit scoring model both to aid lender implementation and consumer understanding.

Real estate information provider DataQuick has introduced a new set of portfolio analytics.

Commercial and multifamily debt outstanding increased nearly $30 billion during 2012, with a 4Q12 increase of nearly $22 billion, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

Technology Credit Union has increased its lending limits on super jumbo loans up to $8 million on ARMs and $3 million on fixed-rate mortgages.

Federal Reserve Gov. Elizabeth Duke said the improving housing market shows that the central bank’s $85 billion in monthly purchases are working to boost the economy.

C3 Compliance Consultants Inc. and industry vendor ComplianceEase have agreed to a joint marketing arrangement.

2013 is the year the housing market will see even stronger recovery.

Mortgage companies cut their payrolls by 2,000 full-time employees in January after hiring 2,700 in December.

Freddie Mac purchased $43 billion in mortgage loans and securities in January, up 38% from the month prior.

Consumer attitudes toward housing and the overall economy are on opposite tracks, according to Fannie Mae’s latest national housing survey.

Genworth U.S. Mortgage Insurance has created a rate and comparison tool for loan officers.

As the housing market heads into the busy spring selling season, signs are not looking good for prospective buyers looking to purchase a new home.

The housing sector is once again proving to be “The Little Engine That Could.”