Veros’ Proprietary Collateral Valuation Data Now Available Widely
Veros Real Estate Solutions, a company focused on collateral valuation technology, says its proprietary home price index, VeroHPI, is now available for commercial...
W.J. Bradley Adds Broker-Dealer Subsidiary
W.J. Bradley Mortgage Capital LLC, a Colorado-based mortgage banking firm, has acquired W.J. Bradley Investment Banking/Capital Markets, an SEC-registered broker-dealer. As a wholly...
Caliber Funding Begins Work In The Correspondent Lending Space
Caliber Funding LLC has debuted its new correspondent lending channel, which will expand its mortgage production capacity and allow it to provide more...
MBIA Settles Flagstar Bancorp Suit
Flagstar Bancorp Inc., the holding company for Flagstar Bank FSB, has settled the lawsuit that MBIA Insurance Corp. filed against the company in...
New Insurance Product Adds Additional Layer Of Safety For Mortgage Lenders
Equity National has introduced Equity ISP (Insured Settlement Protection), an insurance product designed to protect insured mortgage lenders against closing fraud, defalcation and...
Stewart Lender Services Appoints Jim Davis Vice Chairman
Stewart Lender Services Inc., a provider of mortgage origination and servicing support services, has appointed Jim Davis vice chairman and executive vice president...
Pending Home Sales Figures Look Better, But Reflect Only ‘Modest Movement’
Pending home sales increased in March and remain above year-ago levels, but contract activity in recent months shows only modest movement, according to...
Freddie Rolls Out Loan Quality Advisor Due Diligence Tool
Freddie Mac has introduced a new online tool, the Loan Quality Advisor, designed to help lenders identify credit, data and purchase eligibility issues...
LenderLive Network Is Now An Approved Freddie Mac Seller/Servicer
Mortgage services provider LenderLive Network Inc. says it has been certified as an approved Freddie Mac seller, which will enable the company to...
CalHFA Debuts Preservation Loan Program For Affordable Housing
The California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA) has added its new Preservation Loan Program to its suite of offerings. The program provides acquisition, rehabilitation...
Fannie Mae Bringing Granular Loan-Level Data To Private Investor Partners
Fannie Mae says it is now making loan-level credit performance data from over 18 million single-family mortgages available to investors, enabling them to...
Wipro Gallagher Solutions Releases NetOxygenZip Loan Origination System
Wipro Gallagher Solutions (WGS) has debuted NetOxygenZip, a preconfigured version of its NetOxygen loan origination system that 'simplifies lending and speeds time to...
Home-Price Appreciation Rates Ease Up … Mostly
The Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) rose to $157,600 as of the end of the first quarter, up 5.1% year-over-year and 0.5% from...
Appraisal Technology Tool Now Available Through Ellie Mae Encompass360
Mortgage technology provider SharperLending LLC has partnered with Ellie Mae to connect its Appraisal Firewall product to Ellie Mae's Encompass360 loan origination system....
Mortgage Fraud Risk Inches Higher In 2012
According to the annual Mortgage Fraud Risk Report from Interthinx, the Mortgage Fraud Risk Index for 2012 is 150 - a 3.4% increase...
AllRegs Helping Norcom Mortgage Navigate Underwriting Guidelines
Norcom Mortgage is using AllRegs' technology platform and publishing products to manage and maintain its retail and correspondent lending library of mortgage underwriting...
New Mortgage Insurer On The Scene: National MI
National MI, a new mortgage insurance company, says it has issued its first mortgage insurance commitments, officially marking its entry into the private...
Mortgage Rates Stay Low, Low, Low
According to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey, fixed mortgage rates fell for the sixth straight week, with the benchmark 30-year retreating to a four-month...
Originators Cite Regulatory Burden As Biggest Industry Challenge
An increased burden of regulations and poor internal operations are among the concerns that challenge mortgage bankers, according to the 3rd Annual Survey...
NYC Brokers Reaffirm Confidence In Market
New York City real estate brokers reported a significant uptick in confidence in the current real estate market in the first quarter of...