The percentage of 30-day delinquent residential mortgages has been dropping, but the rate of decline is beginning to slow, according to one analysis.
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The Senate Banking Committee will hold a confirmation hearing for HUD Secretary Nominee Dr. Ben Carson on Thursday, Jan. 12. What do industry stakeholders have to say about how the retired neurosurgeon would run the Department?
Read More »New Leaders Set to Take Over House Subcommittees
The Housing and Insurance Subcommittee and the Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee will feature new chairmen for the 115th Congress.
Read More »First American Completes Integration with LoanLogics
First American Mortgage Solutions announced that it has completed its integration with LoanLogics’ LoanHD platform, quality management technology that provides real-time loan quality reporting and best practice audit workflows.
Read More »Wage Gains Highlight Latest Employment Data
Wage gains, which have been cited repeatedly by analysts as a key to increasing homeownership, has picked up lately. But they could come with some unintended side effects.
Read More »Ohio Governor Signs Plywood Ban Into Law
History was made for the property preservation industry when Ohio Governor John Kasich signed H.B. 463 into law for the state.
Read More »Banks’ Credit Exposure is Much Less Risky These Days
Net current credit exposure for banks peaked at the start of the financial crisis, but in the last eight years has dropped from $804 billion down to $481 billion.
Read More »The Ever-Growing World of Performing Mortgages
The latest Mortgage Metrics Report from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency found substantial improvement in first-lien mortgage performance.
Read More »Arch Capital Expands MI Footprint with Acquisition
With the acquisition of United Guaranty Corporation, Arch Capital Group will move forward with its plans to expand its footprint in the private mortgage insurance.
Read More »More Portfolio Contraction for Fannie Mae
Fannie Mae’s gross mortgage portfolio experienced a third consecutive month of contraction following a rare expansion during the summer.
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