Technology

Cooperation was the common theme among field service providers attending the MBA National Mortgage Servicing Conference and a necessity that will drive business strategies in this segment of the marketplace this year and beyond.

Commercial and multifamily mortgage delinquencies are down across all investor types for 4Q12 when compared with the third quarter.

The CoreLogic house price index, which includes distressed sales, rose 0.7% in January after rising 0.4% in December.

Mortgage software manufacturer MortgageFlex has formed a partnership with Global DMS, a provider of valuation software.

Everyone in the mortgage banking industry is dealing with the effect of the foreclosure crisis which brought about unprecedented regulatory pressures and the need to reinvent the way mortgage servicers do business on a daily basis while planning for the long term.

Quality Mortgage Services has launched an offshore subsidiary that specializes in knowledge and business processes outsourcing for lenders and servicers.

The delinquency rate for commercial mortgage-backed securities reached its lowest level in a year.

Even though the REO-to-rental market has gotten off to a good start, there are still high expectations for this sector to emerge as an even hotter asset class over the next few years.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has launched its first housing discrimination mobile application.

Redwood Trust has priced $250 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.625% convertible senior notes due 2018 to fund activity that may include the funding or purchase of mortgage-backed securities.