Technology

The Federal Housing Finance Agency reported Wednesday morning that 294,300 HARP refinancings were completed in the first quarter, compared to 297,460 in the fourth quarter of 2012.

For successful mortgage originators, going in person to meet clients, instead of hiding behind email and social media, can make the difference between closing a sale or going back to the office frustrated.

During the month of May, 23,034 new and resale houses and condominiums sold in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, San Bernardino, Ventura, and Orange counties.

There were 12 of 17 Mortgage Industry Equity Composite stocks whose closing price declined more than one percentage point on Tuesday.

The massive waves of 2005-2007 residential mortgage-backed securities downgrades have finally calmed down a bit, thanks largely to housing improvement.

The answer is not as simple as most people think,

Amegy Mortgage Co., is now using Data Select’s Construction Loan Control System software for its construction loan portfolio, including for one-time close construction and lot loans.

As the mortgage market changes from a refinance market to a purchase market over the next several months, a shift in fraud risk trends will take place during this time that lenders need to be aware of.

The private mortgage insurers once again recorded the highest gains among Mortgage Industry Equity Composite stocks for Monday.

Trepp and Rockport unveiled the new design of TreppPort 2.0 this month, an enterprise level commercial real estate solution that provides mobile capabilities for lending, asset management and surveillance.