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By Ed Delgado, President & CEO, Five Star Institute Today, the eyes of the industry will be on Capitol Hill as Brian D. Montgomery fields questions from the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs pertaining to his nomination ...

With its recent decision, the Ninth Circuit Court has barred claims against trustees in certain situations. Could it help keep future frivolous lawsuits at bay?

On Tuesday evening the Senate repealed the arbitration rule with by narrow 51-50 that required Vice President Mike Pence to cast the tie-breaking vote. Since that time, a flurry of reaction has come in …

Editor's note: This feature first appeared in the October issue of DS News, available now.  A co-worker recently told me about a bad experience he had with mortgage servicers. The company, which had previously serviced his mortgage, transferred servicing to ...

New research from Arizona State University (ASU) reports that the foreclosure crisis in the metro area of Phoenix, Arizona may have caused a shift in the population’s political views. On Monday, Arizona Central news released an article discussing the soon-to-be-released ...

Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson said in a speech on Monday that he promises to help big banks get more comfortable about financing lower-income borrowers, without fear of being penalized from mortgage lending errors.

Independent appraisal firm, Metro-West Appraisal Co. LLC announced the promotion of Michael Shores to VP of Appraiser Advancement.

LoanScorecard announced that Gerald Casey has joined the company as Managing Director, Capital Markets.

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) recently released its Existing Home Sales report—discovering that despite three straight months of home sales declining, September sales showed a small incline. Amidst the ongoing narrative of supply shortages, the report found that total ...

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. defended against allegations last week from the residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) trustees—as the trustees questioned the bank on the value of the claims submitted during the financial crisis in 2008, according to pretrial briefs in an ...