Bank of America’s alliance with Hope LoanPort may give a new boost to the number of modifications completed hereon.

SAS Security Intelligence software provides fraud prevention and security protection in a single platform operating across all delivery channels and an entire bank's business.

Single-family housing starts fell 6.5% in July from the month prior while multifamily starts jumped nearly 10%.

Impac Mortgage Holdings originated $532 million of residential loans in the second quarter, a 135% gain from the same period a year ago as its business continued to grow at an impressive clip.

A Home Affordable Modification Program report shows that 75% of non-government-sponsored enterprise borrowers entering the program in June received some form of a principal reduction.

Among the issues to be considered in creating the right match between lender and provider is culture, capability and flexibility

RealtyTrac, a Web-based foreclosure database firm, appointed Jamie Moyle as chief executive officer.

Although many lenders find themselves swamped with new business, mortgage applications fell sequentially by 4.5% for the week ending Aug. 10.

Mortgage Master one of the largest privately held nonbanks in the nation, estimates its originations will grow 27% this year to $7 billion.

According to a sample of survey figures being collected by NMN, some firms grew their mortgage servicing rights' portfolios by fourfold or more over the past 12 months.

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Cole Taylor Mortgage executed on its diversification strategy in the second quarter by adding seven branches from another lender, plus by buying mortgage servicing rights.

The CFPB is working on a real estate issue that gets to the core of its purpose: transparency and better disclosures of costly loan process fees.

It is widely recognized throughout the industry that short sale completions are increasing.

A consultant with Potomac Partners told National Mortgage News that the "System for Award Management" seems to be running a bit better.

Impac Mortgage Holdings, Irvine, Calif., expects to post a profit when it reports second quarter earnings on Wednesday, and continues to expand its lending and servicing operations, the company said in a recent SEC filing.

A General Services Administration website that FHA lenders must check before approving loans crashed Monday and has been down most of the week, delaying mortgage closings, National Mortgage News has learned.

Lenders of all sizes are looking into becoming servicers, bringing us full circle back to the days when virtually every lender serviced their own loans.

It’s (almost) late summer and what better time to throw out a ‘loose ends’ blog on several story leads, ideas, and thoughts that have been knocking around my head (and inbox) of late.

The judges of the Mortgage Technology Awards have selected this year's finalists. Watch to see who will contend for 11 of the award categories.