ATTOM's latest Residential Property Mortgage Origination Report showed purchase lending led the way in Q2, spiking nearly 30%, while overall refinance and home equity activity also rose after eight straight quarterly declines.
Read More »FHA Announces Required Use of Supplemental Consumer Information Form
The Supplemental Consumer Information Form is used during the mortgage application process, allowing borrowers to voluntarily identify language preferences and provide information on housing counseling and homeownership education they may have received.
Read More »Q1 Mortgage Lending Falls to 20-Year Low
Total residential loans dropped 19% in the first quarter of 2023, reaching the lowest point since 2000; refinancing was also down 85% year-over-year.
Read More »Survey Examines Risk, Compliance Concerns
According to the latest Wolters Kluwer Regulatory & Risk Management Indicator survey, data reveals regulatory change management as a key challenge.
Read More »Webinar Spotlight: Experts Discuss Servicing, Loss Mit, and More
Five Star gives thanks for the subject-matter experts who have headlined our 2022 lineup of webinars. Check out some of the recent highlights.
Read More »eCU Mortgage Taps Mortgage Veteran as President
Gerald Canon, who has spent a quarter of a century in the mortgage business, has been named President of eCU Mortgage, the CUSO mortgage company that serves credit unions throughout Texas.
Read More »The State of Mortgage Lending and Servicing
What trends are impacting the landscape of lending and servicing in 2018? A new survey from the American Bankers Association seeks to provide insights into that topic, having polled 161 banks to assemble its data. The ABA’s 25th Residential Real ...
Read More »OpenClose Implements LOS Platform for Federal Credit Union
The new digital platform streamlines mortgage operations and elevates member service levels.
Read More »Fintech and the Mortgage Servicing Lifecycle
Almost every investment, including mortgage servicing and asset management, can be optimized by using fintech effectively.
Read More »How Banks Meet Community Needs
The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) is headed for changes by The Treasury and will relook at reinvestments of banks towards supporting community needs through initiatives such as fair mortgage lending, affordable housing development, small business lending, and similar activities. In ...
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