Technology

When it comes to the changing regulatory landscape, automation is playing a key role as it can tell appropriate users when to reference and act on rules as they stand at the time of action.

After five years in conservatorship, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac still use separate automated underwriting systems with different credit standards.

First American Title Insurance Co. has opened a commercial real estate version of its myFirstAm Web portal.

The average rate for a 30-year fixed loan climbed to 3.93% earlier this week from 3.35% last month and the record low 3.31% reached in November.

When Howard Bluver took over as CEO and director of Suffolk Bancorp, the bank had a total book value of $81 million in nonperforming loans.

A compliance incident does not have to involve the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau or the violation of a consumer protection law to be a concern.

Sales of previously owned homes rose 4.2% in May from the prior month to the highest level in three-and-a-half years.

Fidelity National Financial has increased the cash component of its offer for Lender Processing Services by $500 million.

For the first time since the collapse of the real estate market eight years ago, Massachusetts foreclosure starts fell below 250.

The average interest rate on the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage declined five basis points to 3.93% for the week ended June 20.