Stewart Information Services Acquires Devon Title Agency
Stewart Information Services Corp. has acquired Devon Title Agency for an undisclosed sum.
Devon is one of the largest title agencies in Michigan, with more...
Guild Mortgage Hires Russ Fowlie as EVP of Loan Servicing
Guild Mortgage, a mortgage lending company originating and servicing residential loans, has named Russ Fowlie its executive vice president of loan servicing.
Fowlie has 25...
First American Docutech’s Print/Mail Facility Doubles Loan Document Fulfillment Capacity
First American Docutech, a provider of document, eSign, eClose and print fulfillment technology for the mortgage industry, and member of the First American family...
Deephaven Mortgage, Incenter Offer Appraisal Services to Non-QM Brokers
Deephaven Mortgage is partnering with Incenter Appraisal Management to offer non-agency/non-QM brokers remote appraisal services for Deephaven’s loans.
Deephaven will provide brokers with Incenter Appraisal...
VyStar Chooses Black Knight Mortgage Origination and Servicing Systems
VyStar Credit Union, a Florida-based credit union, has signed an agreement to use Black Knight Inc.'s integrated, end-to-end mortgage origination and servicing solutions, including...
As Home Equity Soared, Mortgage Delinquencies Dropped in September
CoreLogic’s monthly Loan Performance Insights Report for September 2021 shows that 3.9% of all mortgages in the U.S. were in some stage of delinquency...
Land Home Financial Services Chooses Sagent Servicing System
Sagent, a fintech company focused on mortgage and consumer loan servicing for banks and lenders, has signed a 10-year partnership with Land Home Financial...
Q3 2021 Showed Decrease in Delinquency Rates for Commercial Mortgages
Commercial and multifamily mortgage delinquencies declined in the third quarter of 2021, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) latest Commercial/Multifamily Delinquency Report.
"Commercial mortgage...
Mr. Cooper Finalizes Reverse Mortgage Servicing Portfolio Sale
Mr. Cooper Group Inc. has completed the sale of its reverse mortgage servicing portfolio, operating under the Champion Mortgage brand, to Mortgage Assets Management...
Improving Mortgage Servicing for Borrowers with Limited English Skills
BLOG VIEW: Mortgage industry regulators mandate that lenders and servicers must treat all mortgage borrowers fairly and provide equal access to services regardless of...
Sagent Hires Mikhail Cook as EVP of Strategic Sales
Mikhail Cook has joined mortgage servicing software firm Sagent as executive vice president of strategic sales.
Previously, Cook served in SVP of sales roles at...
Mortgage Delinquencies Continued to Drop in October, But Foreclosure Starts Inched Up
Mortgage delinquencies continued to drop during October, falling to just 3.74% of all loans, according to Black Knight’s First Look report.
That’s a decrease of...
Freddie Mac Sells $16.6 Million in Distressed First Lien Loans
Freddie Mac has sold via auction 68 non-performing residential first lien loans (NPLs) serviced by Select Portfolio Servicing Inc. to Restora LLC. Restora LLC...
CFPB to Closely Scrutinize How Mortgage Servicers Handle Borrowers Exiting Forbearance
As the COVID-19 related foreclosure moratoriums wind to a close and mortgage servicers brace for a potential wave of defaults, the Consumer Financial Protection...
October Figures Show Continued Increase in Foreclosure Activity
ATTOM has released its October 2021 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, showing there was a total of 20,587 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings – default...
Pulte Mortgage Contracts with Black Knight for MSP Servicing System
Black Knight Inc. says Pulte Mortgage will be implementing its MSP loan servicing system and various additional solutions. Pulte Mortgage, a wholly owned financial...
Mortgage Delinquencies Slow Down in Q3 2021
The delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties decreased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.88 percent of all loans outstanding at...
MBA Reports Decrease in Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance
The Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) latest Forbearance and Call Volume Survey is showing that the total number of loans now in forbearance decreased by...
Cherry Creek Mortgage Brings in New Leadership for Reverse Mortgage Division Expansion
Cherry Creek Mortgage, a nationwide, full-service mortgage lender, Ginnie Mae HMBS issuer and servicer of HECM reverse mortgages, has hired a new leadership team...
Share of Mortgages in Forbearance Steadily Dropping
The share of mortgages in forbearance plans fell six basis points to 2.15% of servicers' portfolio volume during the week ended Oct. 24, according...