Mortgage Rates Rise Slightly
Mortgage rates increased slightly during the week ended July 26, with the average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) at 4.54%, up from...
Wipro, ComplianceEase Enhance Integration
Wipro Gallagher Solutions (WGS), a Wipro Limited company and provider of loan origination software solutions, and ComplianceEase, a provider of automated compliance solutions, have...
Survey: Average Closing Costs For Single-Family Home Now About $5,600
Report shows that closing costs can vary greatly from area to area.
MBA: Mortgage Applications Fell Slightly
Mortgage application volume decreased 0.2% on an adjusted basis during the week ended July 20, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage...
Pavaso Partnering with Carlisle Title
Pavaso is partnering with Carlisle Title to streamline the closing process.
Carlisle Title offers a range of settlement services and products, including residential and commercial...
American Mortgage Consultants Acquiring Certain Assets of The Barrent Group
Due diligence firm American Mortgage Consultants Inc. (AMC) is acquiring certain personnel and the operations center of Des Moines, Iowa-based due diligence firm The Barrent Group.
The...
E-Recording Software Provider Simplifile Crosses the Halfway Mark
Simplifile has crossed the halfway mark.
The provider of real estate document collaboration and recording technologies for lenders, settlement agents and counties now boasts more...
The StoneHill Group Names Patrick Gluesing President and COO
Patrick Gluesing has joined The StoneHill Group, a veteran-owned, nationwide provider of quality control, due diligence and mortgage fulfillment solutions for the mortgage industry,...
Planet Home Lending Picks Mike McChesney as CIO
Mike McChesney has joined Planet Home Lending as chief information officer.
Previously, McChesney was executive director of Service Link, where he developed and launched an...
Paulino do Rego Barros to Head Up Equifax’s USIS Business Unit
Equifax Inc. has named Paulino do Rego Barros Jr. to serve as president of U.S. Information Solutions (USIS), replacing Trey Loughran who is leaving...
MTech Will Never be FinTech and That’s a Good Thing
BLOG VIEW: The financial industry is abuzz with talk of financial technology, better known as FinTech. Everywhere you look there is a group hosting...
Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Basically Flat This Week
After increasing slightly the previous week, mortgage rates were basically flat during the week ended July 19, with the average rate for a 30-year...
Mortgage Network Keeps Hiring, Opening New Locations
Mortgage Network reports that it has opened new branch offices in Philadelphia, Pa., Moorestown, N.J., and Tampa, Fla., adding a total of 40 branch...
Refinance Share of Mortgage Volume Continues to Fall
Helping to drive the decrease in refinance share in June was rising mortgage interest rates.
MBA: Mortgage Applications Fell 2.5%
Mortgage application volume fell 2.5% during the week ended July 13, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey.
The previous week’s results included an adjustment...
Housing Starts Collapsed in June, Down 12.3%
Housing starts in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.173 million, a decrease of 12.3% compared with a revised 1.337 million...
Mortgage Tech Firm Roostify Adds to its Leadership Team
Digital lending platform provider Roostify recently added three new executives to its ranks.
In the month of June, the software company welcomed Syed Ijaz as chief customer...
StoneHill Group Expanding its Mortgage Lender Support Services
The StoneHill Group, which offers quality control, due diligence and mortgage fulfillment services, reports that it is expanding its mortgage lender support services.
The company...
MBA: Applications For Mortgages For New Home Purchases Fell Again in May
Applications for mortgages for new home purchases fell 8.8% in June compared with May and were down 12% compared with May 2018, according to...
WFG National Title Insurance Hires Rob Sherman as SVP, Regional Director
Rob Sherman has joined WFG National Title Insurance Co. (WFG), a full-service provider of title insurance and real estate settlement services, as senior vice...