Fed Cuts Rates 0.25 Percent, as Anticipated
Citing that economic activity has continued to expand at a solid pace, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) today voted to cut the fed...
AmeriCU Credit Union Shifting to VantageScore 4.0 for Mortgages
AmeriCU Credit Union, serving more than 167,000 members throughout central and northern New York, is shifting to VantageScore 4.0 for mortgages.
The migration to VantageScore...
Rocket Mortgage Seeks to Have Appraisal-Related DOJ Lawsuit Dismissed
Rocket Mortgage reports that it has filed a suit in Federal District Court against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to...
Mortgage QC Software Firm ACES Adds 10 New Credit Union Clients
ACES Quality Management, which offers quality control software to the mortgage industry, reports that it recently added 10 new credit union clients to its...
Fannie Mae Closes Sale of 8,678 Reperforming Loans With $1.42B in UPB
Fannie Mae recently auctioned 8,678 reperforming mortgage loans with about $1.42 billion in unpaid principal balance (UPB), offered in three pools.
The winning bidder for...
FHFA Seeks Comment on Revised Amendments to Suspended Counterparty Program
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has revised its proposal to amend the Suspended Counterparty Program (SCP), which requires a regulated entity to report...
Share of Mortgages in Forbearance Increased in August as Labor Market Cooled
The share of mortgages in forbearance increased to 0.31% in August, up from 0.27% in July, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) monthly...
OceanFirst Bank to Settle DOJ Allegations it Engaged in Redlining Practices
OceanFirst Bank will pay $15 million to settle allegations brought by HUD and the DOJ that it engaged in redlining practices by restricting access...
Data Show Share of Mortgages to Black, Hispanic and Asian Borrowers Increased in 2023
Mortgage lenders - including banks, savings associations, credit unions, and mortgage companies - made progress in terms of boosting the share of loans to...
a360inc’s Investor Group Acquires ProVest
a360inc, a technology solutions provider to law firms, title agencies, mortgage lenders and investors, has acquired ProVest, a service of process and litigation information...
Federal Agencies: Lenders Must Implement QC Standards for AVMs
Mortgage lenders and secondary market issuers must implement quality control standards for the automated valuation models (AVMs) they use in valuing homes, as per...
FHFA, CFPB Update Loan Level Data For Public Use
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) have published updated loan-level data for public use collected through the...
Housing Policy Council Taps Michael Drayne as SVP of Capital Markets
Michael R. Drayne has joined the Housing Policy Council (HPC), a trade association comprised of the leading national mortgage lenders and servicers; mortgage, hazard,...
Adfitech Rebrands as Mortgage Connect Risk Solutions
To reflect its place under the umbrella of its parent company, Adfitech, a provider of quality control and risk management services for the mortgage...
Finastra Named a Preferred Partner by BlackFin
Mortgage consultancy BlackFin has named Finastra, a provider of financial software applications and marketplaces, a preferred partner.
As a preferred partner, Finastra will collaborate closely...
Mortgage Advisory Firms STRATMOR Group and Teraverde Have Merged
STRATMOR Group and Teraverde have merged to create a powerhouse mortgage advisory firm poised to serve clients across entire mortgage banking spectrum.
Both firms will...
Asurity Technologies Taps Brad Vasto as SVP, Sales
Brad Vasto has joined Asurity Technologies, which offers consumer lending compliance software and advisory services, as senior vice president - sales.
Vasto has more than...
Kara Snow: The Regulatory Implications of AI for Lenders
PERSON OF THE WEEK: AI is new for the mortgage industry - and every other industry for that matter - but while lenders and...
Fifth Third Bank Moving to ICE’s Encompass and MSP Core Systems
Fifth Third Bank is moving its origination and servicing operations to the end-to-end mortgage technology ecosystem from Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE).Using the Encompass and...
Mortgage Bankers Association Selects Madisyn Rhone as VP of Legislative Affairs
Madisyn Rhone has joined the the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) as vice president of legislative affairs.
Prior to joining MBA, Rhone held ascending roles since...