BlackFin Promotes Mortgage Industry Veteran Luana Slettedahl to Partner
Luana Slettedahl has been promoted to partner at mortgage consultancy BlackFin Group.
Slettedahl joined BlackFin Group in 2021. Since then she has played a key...
MISMO Taps Brian Vieaux as President
Mortgage industry veteran, author and thought leader Brian Vieaux, CMB, has joined MISMO, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, as its new president,...
End Ginnie Mae Servicer Advances
BLOG VIEW: The Ginnie Mae Early Buyout program does not need to be modified – it needs to be eliminated.
Ginnie Mae should make principal...
BlackFin Launches New Program Giving Lenders Instant Access to Mortgage Experts For Less
Mortgage consultancy BlackFin has launched a new program that gives mortgage lenders instant access to advisors without the hefty consulting price tag.
The firm’s new...
ACES Announces Two Key Promotions in Compliance
Amanda Phillips has been named general counsel and executive vice president of compliance for ACES Quality Management, while Savannah Prout has been elevated to...
Pulte Directs GSEs to Consider Crypto as an Asset for Mortgage, But What Are...
Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, recently announced on X that he has ordered government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie...
Rocktop Technologies Acquiring Incenter Capital Advisors
In a move that will expand its MSR market reach and deepen its data-driven capital markets capabilities, Rocktop Technologies, a technology and AI-enabled solutions-as-a-service...
ACES: Rate of Critical Defects in Mortgage Loans Hit Near-Record Low in Q4 2024
The rate of critical defects in mortgage loans post-closing was about 1.16% as of the end of the fourth quarter, reflecting a 23.18% decrease...
Mitchell Sandler Announces Four New Hires as Part of Expansion
Reid Herlihy has joined the mortgage regulatory practice at Mitchell Sandler, a boutique financial services law firm founded in 2019 by a group of...
CRE Finance Council’s Sairah Burki and David McCarthy Discuss Anticipated Regulatory Environment Under Trump
What impact will the Trump Administration’s regulatory and legislative priorities have on CRE finance market participants? In a wide-ranging interview with MortgageOrb, Sairah Burki,...
More Than 100 Fannie Mae Employees Fired for ‘Unethical Conduct,’ Some Accused of Fraud
More than 100 employees have been fired for unethical conduct at government-sponsored enterprise Fannie Mae over the past few weeks, some of them accused...
FHLB Cincinnati Launches Hundred Homes Initiative
FHLB Cincinnati has launched the Hundred Homes Initiative, which will offer $5 million in funding to move 100 households living in mobile homes constructed...
CoreLogic to Rebrand as Cotality
Global property data and real estate solutions firm CoreLogic is rebranding to Cotality.
The new name reflects the company’s deep commitment to collaboration and connectivity,...
William Pulte Confirmed as the New Director of FHFA
William Pulte has been confirmed as the new director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, regulator of government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie...
Judge Halts Further Firings at CFPB, Jonathan McKernan Nominated as New Director
The Trump administration has reportedly agreed to pause layoffs and funding cuts at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) after a federal judge on...
Trump Administration Directs Federal Agencies to Lower the Cost of Housing
The Trump Administration on Monday issued a broad order to all federal agencies to develop and implement strategies that will “restore purchasing power to...
HUD Updates FHA Loss Mitigation Waterfall to Give Mortgage Servicers More Options
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has updated the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) loss mitigation waterfall, giving mortgage servicers more options...
Mortgage-Centric AI Professional Services Support Now Offered by BlackFin
Mortgage consultancy BlackFin reports that its professional services team is now assisting mortgage teams at banks, credit unions and independent mortgage bankers with the...
MBA Launches Undergraduate Course on Origination and Processing at Cleveland State University
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) has launched a new program at Cleveland State University focused on residential mortgage origination and processing.
The new, three-credit undergraduate...
PHH Mortgage Settles With HUD, Will Refund Borrowers for Convenience Fees
PHH Mortgage Corporation will refund more than 50,000 mortgage borrowers a total of nearly $3.5 million to settle allegations by the U.S. Department of...