By revoking the upfront fees based on borrowers’ DTI ratios for loans acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the FHFA continues its engagement to improve clarity and transparency regarding the GSEs’ pricing framework.
Read More »Sagent Opens Operations in India
Mortgage servicing fintech provider adds 120-plus members to its workforce by launching its non-U.S. headquarters in Chennai, India, following agreement with Mr. Cooper.
Read More »Building Servicer Relationships on a Foundation of Trust
JT Grubbs, EVP of Loan Servicing at Selene, sat down with MortgagePoint to share how the company puts their customer first and how to gain customers for the life of the loan.
Read More »Measuring the Reach of NY’s Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act
Attorney Rich Haber of McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce discusses the impact of New York’s Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act on the industry.
Read More »Cities with Double-Digit Home Price Gains Falls to Single Digits
About 7% of the 221 metropolitan areas tracked by the National Association of Realtors reported double-digit price gains in Q1, falling from 18% from Q4 2022.
Read More »Cenlar Names Michael Biddle Chief Data Scientist
With 20-plus years of experience under his belt, Cenlar adds veteran to procure and gather data, as well as instituting AI solutions for the company’s newly launched Mortgage Information Factory.
Read More »Younger House-Hunters Remain Confident in a Predominantly Seller’s Market
An estimated 39% of Americans believe sellers are now dominating the market. However, Bank of America’s 2023 Homebuyer Insights Report revealed younger house-hunters remain undeterred in the face of buying challenges.
Read More »Title Insurance Industry Generates $21B in Premiums During 2022
ALTA reports that, in 2022, the title insurance industry paid more than $596.1 million in claims, up from $474.4 million reported in 2021.
Read More »Trade Groups Unite to Support HUD’s Fair Housing Rule
HUD’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule seeks to provide for more robust community engagement, streamline processes for funding recipients, and provide greater transparency.
Read More »Changing the Landscape of Housing
According to a new report from PropertyShark, economic factors such as wage evolution, increasing home prices, lifestyle choices, and generational preferences are all significant contributors to the changing landscape of housing.
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