Today during a nomination hearing held by the U.S. Senate Banking Committee Brian Montgomery was approved as Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. His nomination will now move to a full Senate vote.

A new ranking of top lenders is in—see what companies are leading the way when it comes to mortgages closed.

Finding ways to incorporate automation will be crucial as the correspondent business moves deeper into the 21st century. The question is, what’s taking so long to make it happen?

Scammers are constantly looking for ways to obtain your company’s data—learn from the experts the top five ways data compromises occur and how to protect yourself against them.

MReport sat down with Mike Lawler, Director of Cyprexx Services, on the importance of communication between servicers, vendors, GSEs, and field service reps, and other hot topics in field services.

MReport spoke with Jacqueline Comeau, EVP-Compliance & Enterprise Risk at Firm Solutions about compliance challenges. As Comeau puts it, "regulation isn't going away anytime soon," so it's more important than ever to stay up to date on regulation requirements.

With high-profile data breaches in the news, we touch base with Chuck Bloodgood, CIO at FirstClose to learn how mortgage professionals can protect their customers’ data.

On Monday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and Office of the Comptroller Currency announced that they were raising the threshold of loans exempt from special appraisal requirements for higher-priced mortgage loans (HPML).

A new survey looked at what the industry ranks as the biggest roadblocks for first time home buyers. However, it’s not all doom and gloom, as it outlines how to mitigate buyer concerns.

On Thursday the House passed its tax reform plan with a narrower margin than expected. That same evening, just hours after the House passed their plan, the Senate Finance Committee voted along party lines, 14-12, to forward the proposal on to the full Senate.