The tamper-evident electronic mortgage seal gets put to the test.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. reported that banks and thrifts originated $186 billion of closed-end single-family loans in the second quarter through retail means, compared to $170 billion in the first.

The roots of the mortgage crisis stretch back to 1996 with the introduction of Freddie Mac’s Loan Prospector and Fannie Mae's Desktop Underwriter automated underwriting systems.

The Case-Shiller house price index rose 2.3% in both June and May on a nonseasonally adjusted basis and all 20 cities featured in the index posted month-over-month increases in both June and May.

The “real” homeownership rate has fallen to its lowest level in almost 50 years.

Fannie Mae Chief Economist Doug Duncan explains the impact that housing is having on the U.S. economy.

The National Association of Realtors is forecasting that the vacancy rate on multifamily dwellings will fall to 4.2% this quarter compared to 5.6% a year ago as high demand outstrips supply.

Lender Processing Services and RentRange will offer rental property income data to mortgage servicers, investors and others who need it to make informed decisions about distressed housing assets.

Residential Capital Corp./GMAC Mortgage has hired Steve Hewins as vice president in charge of vendor strategy and governance.

Data integrity is the key to compliance with the Dodd-Frank Act.

Problems with the newly installed System for Award Management forced the General Services Administration to allow FHA lenders to use an old system to check the federal government’s “Excluded Parties List.”

Freddie Mac reported that it purchased $32.5 billion in loans from mortgage lenders in July, down from $44.1 billion in June.

MountainView Capital Holdings this week inked a deal to buy Clayton IPS, the independent pricing service division of Clayton Holdings.

Wells Fargo ranked first among all GNMA servicers in the second quarter with a 30% market share.

A better method of moving electronic files is available, even as the industry waits on 4506-T electronic authorizations.

Shorter attention spans might be the upshot of the growth in social media usage and you must adjust your sales skills accordingly.

Roughly 400,000 fewer U.S. homeowners saw their mortgage fall into underwater status in the second quarter.

The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage continued its slow increase during the week ending Aug. 23, rising four basis points to 3.66%.

Exploring five unique mortgage lending markets shows that while other countries have unique characteristics, there are also many similarities to the U.S.

Housing inventory remains tight and even the supply of distressed homes has been declining.