Mark Cohen, with volume of $503 million has moved into the top spot with just days left to report production volume.

Cooperation was the common theme among field service providers attending the MBA National Mortgage Servicing Conference and a necessity that will drive business strategies in this segment of the marketplace this year and beyond.

Commercial and multifamily mortgage delinquencies are down across all investor types for 4Q12 when compared with the third quarter.

The CoreLogic house price index, which includes distressed sales, rose 0.7% in January after rising 0.4% in December.

Mortgage software manufacturer MortgageFlex has formed a partnership with Global DMS, a provider of valuation software.

Everyone in the mortgage banking industry is dealing with the effect of the foreclosure crisis which brought about unprecedented regulatory pressures and the need to reinvent the way mortgage servicers do business on a daily basis while planning for the long term.

Quality Mortgage Services has launched an offshore subsidiary that specializes in knowledge and business processes outsourcing for lenders and servicers.

The delinquency rate for commercial mortgage-backed securities reached its lowest level in a year.

Even though the REO-to-rental market has gotten off to a good start, there are still high expectations for this sector to emerge as an even hotter asset class over the next few years.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has launched its first housing discrimination mobile application.

Redwood Trust has priced $250 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.625% convertible senior notes due 2018 to fund activity that may include the funding or purchase of mortgage-backed securities.

The members of the Mortgage Insurance Cos. of America wrote $10.5 billion in primary new insurance in January, down approximately 2% from $10.7 billion in December, but more than double the almost $5 billion written in January 2012.

Data show the distressed asset inventory is dwindling down simultaneously, opening the way to a sustainable housing recovery and gradually closing what appears to be a window of opportunity in short sales.

The Transforming Valuations Award recognizes technology advancement in the appraisal, broker price opinion or automated valuation sectors. Learn about this year's finalists and see who won the 2012 MT Award.

The national loan delinquency rate fell on a monthly and annual basis through January, Lender Processing Services said.

In 2012, data from RealtyTrac revealed that preforeclosure sales increased 6% on an annual basis, while REO sales fell 15% during this time period.

Specialized Business Software has enhanced its Docunym Document Management Solution tool to help mortgage servicers automate loan processing in compliance with federal and state level regulation.

The National Association of Realtors’ leading indicator of future existing home sales rose 4.5% in January to the highest level in nearly three years.

Mortgage lender and servicer New American Funding has chosen Ellie Mae’s mortgage management system.

The uncertainty regarding Italy following parliamentary elections is being cited by an executive at Zillow Mortgage Marketplace for the six basis point decline in the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage compared with last week.