Sales of existing homes rose 2.5% in August on a nonseasonally adjusted basis, after falling 10% in July.

Lending to investors and second-home buyers rose 10% in 2011 while overall purchase money transactions fell 5%, according to new origination figures culled from Home Mortgage Disclosure Act reports.

There’s growing evidence that the second lien market is beginning to gain traction. But don't look for any 80-10-10 products quite yet.

It is no secret that the changing market landscape has created new opportunities and threats for mortgage bankers.

Altisource Portfolio Solutions has replaced its GoHoming online real estate marketplace with Hubzu.com.

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The nation’s refinancing boom has been plowing along for two years now—and just when it appears that everyone who could refinance has already done so, rates drop yet again, setting off another round of activity.

Union Bank, San Francisco, one of the largest jumbo lenders in the U.S., is on track to fund a record $9 billion in loans this year, according to a top officer at the company.

Ellie Mae COO Jonathan Corr discusses how mortgage companies should time new technology purchases to take advantage of market dynamics.

First Valuation hired Sue Potteiger as its president to leverage the company’s proprietary valuation technology.

Foreclosure filings rose modestly in August compared to the prior month, as lenders are still struggling to work through the backlog of delinquent mortgages, according to RealtyTrac.

New computer software designed to help people pay off their mortgage, get out of debt and automate debt consolidation is coming to the U.S. from New Zealand.

A TD Bank homebuyer poll finds that American women place a higher value on homeownership than men do.

The average rate for a 30-year Freddie Mac loan stayed at 3.55% for the week ending Sept. 13 as markets speculated on the possibility of further stimulus from the Federal Reserve.

The only subprime servicers growing their A- to D portfolios are firms specializing in high-touch mortgages that others are desperately trying to unload.

FHA residential servicers completed 27,150 short sales during the first nine months of fiscal year 2012, a 65% spike in such transactions.

Loan brokers originated 11.3% of all residential loans in the second quarter, their best showing in almost two years.

An iPhone app released by Radian Guaranty allows users to check eligibility and calculate rates for the Philadelphia-based mortgage insurer’s products.

The Federal Housing Administration is bracing for a large spike in insurance claim payments now that servicers have adjusted to the requirements of the $25 billion robo-signing settlement with the nation’s attorneys general.

Restaurants are using CRM to cater to their regular customer preferences. Mortgage originators should do the same thing.