MBA: Mortgage Application Volume Decreased 1.0%
Mortgage application volume decreased 1.0% during the week ended March 25, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey.
Applications for refinances...
Case-Shiller: U.S. Home Prices Flat Month Over Month In January
U.S. home prices were basically flat in January compared with December and were up 5.4% compared with January 2015, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home...
ComplianceEase Launches New TRID Compliance Solution
Mortgage compliance solutions provider ComplianceEase has launched ClosingXchange, a new application that enables lenders and settlement agents to maintain communications and exchange data securely...
Indecomm Rolls Out Two New Solutions To Help Mortgage Lenders Automate
Mortgage process outsourcing and technology solutions provider Indecomm Global Services has introduced two new software-as-a-service-based applications that will help mortgage lenders automate the mortgage...
STRATMOR: TRID Is Boosting Customer Satisfaction
One of the big questions mortgage lenders and others involved in the mortgage process have been asking for the past year is whether the...
NAR: Pending Home Sales Increased 3.5% In February
Pending home sales increased 3.5% in February compared with January, according to the National Association of Realtors' (NAR) Pending Home Sales Index.
The index, which...
Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Reverse Course, Move Lower
Mortgage rates shifted lower for the first time in four weeks during the week ending March 24, with the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM)...
ClosingCorp Appoints Kristin Henke Senior Director Of Operations
Kristin Henke has joined Closing Corp, a San Diego-based provider of residential real estate closing cost data and technology for the mortgage and real...
U.S. Home Prices Increased Slightly In January
U.S. home prices increased 0.1% in January compared with December 2015 and were up 5.3% compared with January 2015, according to Black Knight Financial...
Credit Plus Rolls Out New Tool To Aid With Tax Transcript Analysis
Credit Plus recently introduced FACTCheck, a new “fact checked” report that can be added to IRS 4506-T orders.
The report provides lenders with an overview...
NRMLA: America’s Seniors Holding $5.83 Trillion In Home Equity In Q4
An estimated $140.2 billion increase in the aggregate value of homes owned by U.S. seniors drove their share of home equity to $5.83 trillion...
MBA: Mortgage Application Volume Dropped 3.3%
Mortgage application volume decreased 3.3% on an adjusted basis during the week ended March 18, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage...
Mortgage Network Opens New Branch In Salem, N.H.
Mortgage Network Inc., one of the largest independent mortgage lenders in the eastern U.S., has opened a branch office in Salem, N.H., to provide...
Foreclosure Protection Under SCRA Extended To One Year Again
The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday voted to extend the Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2015 - which offers additional...
FHFA: Home Prices Increased 0.5% In January
U.S. home prices in January increased 0.5% on an adjusted basis compared with the previous month and increased 6.0% from January 2015, according to...
Primary Capital Mortgage Adds Kyle Eddy In SVP Position
Kyle Eddy has joined the team at Primary Capital Mortgage, a residential mortgage lender and servicer in more than 40 states, as senior vice...
Titan Lenders Acquired By MetaSource
“Not only does Titan bring a combination of solutions and mortgage industry expertise, but it was also apparent that our mission and values were in alignment.”
Mortgage Bankers’ Q4 Profits Decimated By TRID
Personnel expenses in the fourth quarter averaged $5,131 per loan, up from $4,674 per loan in the third quarter.
NAR: Existing-Home Sales Fell In February
After increasing to the highest annual rate in six months, existing-home sales in February dropped to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.08 million,...
Lenders Seek Improved Customer Service, Reduced Time To Closing
According to the Lenders One Mortgage Barometer, a new survey conducted online among a random sample of 200 mortgage lending professionals, 77% of mortgage lenders claim...