No Paws Left Behind, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to stemming the growing epidemic of foreclosure pets, announced this week that it has received a $4,000 contribution from PMH Financial, a Denver-based provider of real estate, asset management, subservicing, and default services.

Recent reports on the U.S. economy and growth indicators have been rosier than expected, leading mortgage interest rates to inch still lower this week.

Jacksonville, Florida's National Quick Sale, a division of software developer National Infusion Technologies, has unveiled a new program that provides a safety net for borrowers and lenders seeking to avoid foreclosure when loan modifications fail to keep defaulting borrowers in their homes.

The Atlanta, Georgia-based default law firm "Rubin Lublin, LLC":http://www.RubinLublin.com has a new name â€" Rubin Lublin Suarez Serrano, LLC. Attorneys Frances Suarez-McKinney and Peter Serrano have added their names to the company's door.

"TitleVest":http://www.titlevest.com, a Manhattan-based provider of title insurance and related real estate services, recently announced the addition of Robert Buzard as managing director of business development.

Sorrento Capital, a private asset management firm based in Irvine, California, has acquired reo.com, an online portal for the disposition of bank-owned real estate.

The volume of home loan applications rose last week, thanks to a 7 percent jump in the number of homeowners looking to refinance, according to a ""weekly survey"" released Wednesday by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).

The number of mortgage servicers under contract to perform government-sanctioned loan modifications has grown to 38.

Houston, Texas-based Integrated Mortgage Solutions (IMS), a collateral protection resource for the mortgage servicing industry, announced Tuesday that it has named Karen Binder assistant vice president of marketing and special projects.

The San Francisco Association of Realtors and Rosen Consulting Group, an economic and real estate consulting firm in the Bay Area, have released Market Focus, a new joint monthly report analyzing the state of San Francisco's housing and mortgage markets, and the local economy.