Technology

The Mortgage Technology Awards recognize innovative technology developers and users that are promoting more efficient and cost-effective lending practices. The awards are among the most coveted in the industry.

A rally in the mortgage-bond market may send home-loan rates to the lowest in almost a year, bolstering a slowing real estate recovery.

Productivity is reduced when loan officers, processors and underwriters ask borrowers for the same data.

Confidence among homebuilders dropped in May to the lowest level in a year, showing the residential real estate market may be slow to recover after an unusually harsh winter.

So, every week I write a column in this space, and often I get some interesting feedback.

Mortgage applications increased during the week ending May 9, driven by a jump in requests for refinancings, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Clarifying if a gift card giveaway on my business Facebook page is a violation of the anti-kickback section of RESPA.

Home prices nationwide jumped by 11.3% in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, according to an analysis released Tuesday by CoreLogic.

The Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. reported a decline in first-quarter profits driven largely by the early refinancing of agricultural securities.

Lenders and loan officers are increasingly using social media to scout for customers, raising a host of compliance concerns, from preventing unauthorized use of brands to monitoring employee communications.