Nearly two years ago, Two Harbors Investment Corp., a mortgage REIT, shuttered its mortgage securitization business, wherein the company bought jumbo mortgages and securitized them. And now,... Read more
Retail mortgage lender Guaranteed Rate announced this week it selected 2018 HousingWire Tech100 winner Total Expert as its strategic technology partner to deploy Red Arrow Connect, the lende... Read more
As purchase mortgages shrank in the third quarter last year and refinances increased, the number of critical defect rates dropped, according to a new report from ACES Risk Management. Most o... Read more
Digital insurance agency and 2018 HousingWire Tech100 winner Matic announced recently it has named Shahrzad “Shaz” Kojouri as vice president of legal and compliance. A licensed attorney with... Read more
While the Republicans leading the Department of Housing and Urban Development are pushing to increase the rents on those who use Section 8 vouchers to afford housing, the Democratic governor... Read more
Gross domestic product was a disappointment, shrinking in the first quarter despite the recent tax cuts passed at the end of 2017. One expert explained that the current slowdown reflects an... Read more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced it fixed what those in the mortgage industry have taken to calling the “black hole” in the Know Before You Owe rule. After requesting input... Read more
Just over a year ago, Altisource Portfolio Solutions disclosed that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was investigating the company’s relationship with Ocwen Financial, but now, it lo... Read more
Privately held mortgage lender and servicer Planet Financial Group announced on Thursday that Michael Kula, has joined the company as its chief operating officer. Kula’s experience includes... Read more
Is a combination of high rents and shifting demographics driving a move from renting to buying? The latest data from the Census Bureau shows that may be exactly what’s happening. On Thursday... Read more
