In an announcement Tuesday, Bethel, Connecticut-based Countdown to Buy (CTB) said it has secured over $1.1 million in funding from investors.

Big banks are racing to pay back their bailout money and start the new year non-beholden to the American taxpayer or U.S. government.

ISGN Solutions Inc. announced Monday that it has completed its acquisition of the loan fulfillment services business from Fiserv, Inc.

The FDIC's board approved an advance notice of proposed rulemaking Tuesday regarding its safe harbor provision for securitized loans seized from failed banks, which would restrict the protection to loan bundles that meet certain regulatory criteria. Since 2000, the FDIC has taken a hands-off approach to securitized assets when it stepped into to shut down a problem financial institution.

The value of commercial real estate is still falling, but across the country, the pace has slowed compared to earlier in the year, according to Integra Realty Resources.

Bridger Commercial Funding announced Monday that it will resume originating new commercial real estate loans on income-producing properties for repackaging in commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS).

Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC has completed its acquisition of Capmark Financial's North American loan origination and servicing business.

In an effort to reduce the number of foreclosures across the country and keep customers in their homes, Wells Fargo& Company announced Saturday that it is continuing to expand its use of the federal Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) and other modification programs.

In an announcement Friday, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) said it reached a settlement agreement with Equitable Trust Mortgage Corporation (ETM) of Baltimore, Maryland.

Irvine, California-based Real Estate Disposition, LLC (REDC) has signed a definitive agreement with Pulte Homes, Inc., headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, to acquire the Commerce Title retail title insurance agency platform.