Shelton, Connecticut-based Clayton Holdings Inc., a provider of information-based analytics, announced this week that its Quantum Servicing Corp. servicing unit received its first rating of average from Standard & Poor’s.
Read More »Bay State Foreclosure Deeds Up 148-Percent
The number of foreclosure deeds filed in Massachusetts last year increased 148-percent when compared to the year before, according to The Warren Group, a publisher and real estate data provider. The Warren Group says 7,635 foreclosure deeds were filed in 2007—a significant increase when compared to the 3,086 deeds filed in 2006.
Read More »BofA Hits Bump Over Loss Provisions
Charlotte, North Carolina-based Bank of America Corp.) announced this week that its net income declined 29-percent between 2006 and 2007, and its diluted earnings per share dropped 28-percent. According to the lender’s 2007 earnings report, BofA’s net income hit $14.
Read More »Federal Funds Rate Cut Again
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) surprised Wall Street again today by lowering its federal funds rate another 75 basis points to 3 ½-percent. In a statement, the FOMC said it expects inflation to moderate in coming quarters, but will continue to monitor any inflationary trends closely.
Read More »Loan Losses Cost National City Millions
Cleveland, Ohio-based National City Corp. announced this week that it has become the latest company to experience a financial pinch related to losses on mortgage loans, according to the company’s Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2007 financial report.
Read More »Chicago Title of Michigan Aims to Prevent Fraud
Chicago Title of Michigan, a subsidiary of the Fidelity National Title Group, has partnered with Experian credit bureau reporting agency—to insure homeowners who receive new home titles through the company have extra protections against identity theft and mortgage fraud.
Read More »MCS Names New VP of Information Technology
Tampa, Florida-based Mortgage Contracting Services (MCS), a property preservation and inspection services provider, has promoted Rob Colbeck to the position of vice president of information technology for the company’s operations in Dallas and Tampa.
Read More »Fitch Places First American on Negative Ratings Watch
New York-based Fitch Ratings has placed The First American Corp. and all of its title insurance companies on negative ratings watch after seeing the company’s pre-announced fourth quarter earnings for 2007, which anticipate an after-tax loss exceeding $50 million.
Read More »New Online Auction Platform for REO Brokers
Bidhive.com is now introducing REO brokers to its new online auction and marketing platform—an initiative that gives companies and brokers with properties to offload the option of moving and marketing their real estate online free of charge.
Read More »Iowa Attorney General Wants Protections for Borrowers
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller is asking his state legislature to consider the passage of a series of bills that will implement additional measures to protect mortgage borrowers from foreclosure and unscrupulous lending.
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