Citizens Bank Acquires Franklin American Mortgage
The acquisition will help Citizens Financial expand its mortgage banking business as well as create a top-15 bank-owned mortgage servicing and origination platform. The post Citizens Bank Acquires Franklin American [...]
Citizens Bank Adds 200K Households to its Servicing Portfolio
The acquisition will help Citizens Financial expand its mortgage banking business as well as create a top-15 bank-owned mortgage servicing and origination platform. The post Citizens Bank Adds 200K Households [...]
Loan Defects Up Since 2017
The frequency of loan defects, fraud, and misrepresentation in the information submitted in mortgage loan applications remained flat in April 2018, but increased slightly over April 2017. That’s according to the [...]
Strengthening the Industry Through Diversity and Inclusion
Policies promoting diversity and inclusion offer many benefits from both practical and ethical standpoints. On Wednesday, May 30, the American Mortgage Diversity Council presented a complimentary webinar delving into why [...]
Outdoor Property Enhancements and ROI
When it comes to curb appeal, which projects that recoup the most value at resale? A new report breaks down the popular outdoor home improvements and how they translate to [...]
How Residential Segregation Affects the Marketplace
Five decades after the signing of the Fair Housing Act in 1968, the legacy of past discriminatory policies still linger in many American communities. What is the state of “residential [...]
Compromise Common Among Millennial Homebuyers
When it comes to finding their dream home, most millennials surveyed found expectations running up against the realities of the modern market. Click through to learn where millennial homebuyers are [...]
Homebuyer Migration Trends in Q1 2018
A new report finds residents leaving Western cities that boomed just a few years ago. But they're not going very far, for the most part. The post Homebuyer Migration Trends [...]
The State of Mortgage Lending and Servicing
What trends are impacting the landscape of lending and servicing in 2018? A new survey from the American Bankers Association seeks to provide insights into that topic, having polled 161 [...]