The Profile of Today’s Realtor
Despite inventory problems and rising mortgage rates, today’s realtor is enjoying more sales and more income, according to new data. The typical realtor has seen an 8-percent jump in income, [...]
FHFA Director Watt Urges Congressional Action on ‘Not Sustainable’ GSEs
Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Melvin Watt testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Thursday on the status of the housing finance system after nine [...]
Foreclosure Activity Down Across the Board
According to a new report, serious delinquencies, short sales, deeds-in-lieu, third-party sales, and foreclosure sales were all down for the month. Earlier-stage delinquencies were up in February, however, with loans [...]
Foreclosures Down, Except in 3 States
A new report shows foreclosure filings are down 23 percent since last year, hitting their lowest point since November 2005. Foreclosure starts and completions are also down over the year, [...]
Safeguard Announces Additions to Management Team
Safeguard Properties, a mortgage field services provider based in Valley View, Ohio, announced Tuesday two new professionals are joining the company’s management team: Sheilla Lienerth as Assistant VP of Client [...]
LendingQB Customers Can Now Access ValuAmerica Title Services
In an effort to streamline the mortgage loan origination process, ValuAmerica announced Tuesday that LendingQB customers will now have access to ValuAmerica title services. The post LendingQB Customers Can Now [...]
Green Light, Red Light
Municipalities may be experiencing whiplash from a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling which both permits and prevents certain suits based on the Federal Housing Act. In Bank of America Corp., [...]
Lenders and Servicers Discuss the Mortgage Industry
On May 10, representatives from the leading mortgage servicers and default servicing law firms in the U.S. met to discuss issues currently impacting business. The Servicer Summit is a biannual [...]
Acting Comptroller Addresses Agency
Following the stepping down of Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry on Friday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin appointed Keith Noreika as Acting Comptroller and designated him the First Deputy [...]