Applications For Refinances Slowing as Eligibility Pool Shrinks
Mortgage application volume decreased 2.2% on an adjusted basis during the week ended Nov. 15, as the average rate for a 30-year,...
Guaranteed Rate Welcomes the Return of Jon Altizer as a SVP of Mortgage Lending
Jon Altizer has joined Guaranteed Rate Affinity as a senior vice president of mortgage lending.Altizer has 20 years...
ARMCO Adds New Capabilities to ACES Audit Technology
ACES Risk Management (ARMCO), a provider of enterprise financial risk mitigation solutions, has released new enhancements to its auditing platform, ACES Audit...
Ginnie Mae Using eOriginal For E-Vault Software and Services
Ginnie Mae, which is planning on adopting e-notes, recently announced that it has selected eOriginal Inc. as its provider for e-vault software...
Iron Mountain Releases InSight for Mortgage and Loans
Iron Mountain, offering storage and information management services, has extended its Iron Mountain InSight intelligent content services platform.These extensions...
River City Mortgage Taps Ray Brousseau to Lead Ambitious Expansion
River City Mortgage reports that it is planning to expand its operations into eight new states including Oregon, Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island,...
Origence Mortgage Lending Platform Now Day 1 Certainty Certified
Mortgage origination technology firm Origence reports that its mortgage lending platform is now Fannie Mae Day 1 Certainty certified.
Applications For New Home Purchases Jumped 9% in October
Applications for mortgages for new home purchases increased an impressive 9% in October compared with September and were up a whopping 31.5%...
LERETA Taps Shannon McClaughry as VP of Customer Success
Shannon McClaughry has joined LERETA, a provider of real estate tax and flood services for mortgage servicers nationwide, as vice president of...
Planet Home Lending Hires Robert Tyler-Cook as SVP for Western Division
Robert Tyler-Cook has joined Planet Home Lending, a national mortgage lender and servicer, as senior vice president of the company’s Western division.
Housing Starts Jumped in October as Home Builders Ramped-Up Production
Home builders ramped-up production in October, as housing starts, building permits and housing completions all increased on a month-over-month and year-over-year basis.
Potestivo & Associates Promotes Megan Johnson to Vice President
Megan M. Johnson has been promoted to vice president at Potestivo & Associates PC, a law firm serving the mortgage industry.
Guild Mortgage Announces Numerous Promotions
Guild Mortgage recently announced the promotion of three members of its leadership team and two regional executives.Chief operating...
Fannie Mae: U.S. Economy Will Continue to Strengthen in 2020
Despite a potential breakdown in trade talks between the U.S. and China, as well as ongoing political uncertainty abroad, Fannie Mae’s Economic...
FHFA Extends Deadline For Commenting on UMBS Pooling Practices
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has extended the deadline for interested parties to provide input on potential changes to Fannie Mae...
U.S. Mortgage Delinquency Rate Fell to 25-Year Low in Q3
The U.S. mortgage delinquency rate continued to fall during the third quarter, reaching the lowest overall level in more than 25 years,...
FHA’s MMI Fund Getting Healthier But No Reduction in Premiums Planned
As of the end of fiscal year 2019, the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund (MMIF) capital reserve ratio stood...
CFPB Clarifies Rule on Loan Originators with Temporary Authority
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued an interpretive rule clarifying screening and training requirements for financial institutions which employ loan...
CoreLogic: August Mortgage Delinquency Rate Lowest in at Least 20 Years
The U.S. mortgage delinquency rate hit the lowest level in at least 20 years in August, according to CoreLogic.
Mortgage Network Adds Sandra Knowlton and Lisa Anderson to Northeast Production Team
Mortgage Network, one of the largest independent mortgage lenders in the eastern U.S., recently announced the addition of two experienced operations leaders...
