Blustream Lending Now Using Comergence’s REALM Platform
Mortgage wholesaler Blustream Lending, a division of Nexera Holding, is now using Comergence's REALM platform for third-party originators. REALM is a proprietary platform...
Freddie Mac: Fixed Mortgage Rates Dipped Below 4%
Fixed mortgage rates edged down slightly during the week ended July 30, with the average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) dipping...
Dimont Announces Flurry Of New Hires, Promotions
Denis Brosnan has been named president and CEO of Dimont, a longtime provider of hazard claims insurance processing services to the residential and...
MBA: Mortgage Application Volume Increased Slightly Last Week
After rising a mere 0.1% the previous week, mortgage application volume increased 0.8% on an adjusted basis during the week ended July 24,...
LRES Hires Nick Grant As Senior Vice President Of Sales
Nick Grant has joined LRES, a provider of appraisal and real estate owned (REO) management solutions, as senior vice president of sales. Grant...
GRC Launches Surveillance Service For Rental Property Portfolios
Green River Capital (GRC), a division of Clayton Holdings offering asset management, loss mitigation, valuation, collateral review, property management and a full suite...
Rob Barber To Replace Jamie Moyle As CEO Of RealtyTrac
Rob Barber, former CEO at Environmental Data Resources (EDR), has joined RealtyTrac as CEO. Barber is a veteran of the real estate information...
Pending Home Sales Decreased Slightly In June
After increasing for five consecutive months, pending home sales fell 1.8% in June compared to May, according to the National Association of Realtors...
Wolters Kluwer Adds New Tools To Help Mortgage Lenders Navigate TRID
Wolters Kluwer Financial Services recently introduced three new tools to help mortgage lenders get a better handle on the overall compliance requirements and...
Case-Shiller: Home Price Appreciation Slowed In May
U.S. home prices were flat overall in May compared to April, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller home price index report. However, the major cities...
U.S. Homeownership Rate Continued To Fall In Q2
The U.S. homeownership rate dropped to 63.4% - about the same level seen in 1967 - at the end of the second quarter,...
Black Knight: Home Prices Increased 1.1% In May
U.S. home prices increased 1.1% in May compared to April and were up 5.1% compared to May 2014, according to Black Knight Financial...
New Home Sales Fell 6.8% In June
New home sales in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of about 482,000, a decrease of about 6.8% compared to the...
WFG Title Taps Allan Dick As VP And State Underwriter For Michigan
Allan G. Dick has joined WFG National Title Insurance Co. as vice president and state underwriter for Michigan in the company's Midwest agency...
Veros’ Sapphire Solution Now Integrated With FHA’s EAD Portal
Veros Real Estate Solutions, which makes valuations software for the real estate and mortgage banking industries, reports that its Sapphire solution is the...
LDWholesale Adds Giovanna Coviello As Connecticut Account Executive
Giovanna Coviello, a 25-year mortgage veteran, has joined LDWholesale as a new account executive for the Connecticut market. According to the company, Coviello...
Freddie Mac: Fixed Mortgage Rates Inched Down Slightly
After increasing the previous week, fixed mortgage rates reversed course and inched down slightly amid mixed economic and housing data during the week...
MPF Program Issues First Security Guaranteed By Ginnie Mae
The Mortgage Partnership Finance (MPF) Program has issued its first security guaranteed by Ginnie Mae. The $5 million security is backed by mortgages...
ClosingCorp Hires James Bolger As Chief Financial Officer
James Bolger has joined mortgage technology firm ClosingCorp as chief financial officer (CFO). Bolger has more than a decade of experience in leading...
MBA: Mortgage Application Volume Basically Flat
After falling 1.9% the previous week, mortgage application volume was basically flat, rising just 0.1% on an adjusted basis, during the week ended...