The Bureau's first-ever Project Catalyst report highlighted developments that could potentially benefit consumers, including improved mortgage servicing platforms and expanding responsible access to credit.
Read More »GSE Shareholders Fighting for Their Day in Court
Three GSE shareholders are seeking billions of dollars in a federal court in Texas over the sweeping of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac profits into Treasury.
Read More »ATTOM Data Solutions and UtilityScore Form Partnership
Comprehensive property data provider ATTOM Data Solutions and national utility data provider UtilityScore have announced a data licensing agreement to make ATTOM Data Solutions the exclusive bulk data provider of UtilityScore data.
Read More »Altisource Originations Services Rebrands as Trelix
Real estate, mortgage, and technology services provider Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. has announced that Altisource Originations Services (AOS) has been rebranded as Trelix.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Prices Near Bubble Levels, But Don’t Panic
The most recent National S&P CoreLogic Case Shiller Home Price Index indicated that the current rate of home price appreciation was probably not sustainable, but that the market is not in the midst of a housing bubble. The industry will find out this week what the latest Case Shiller Index holds.
Read More »A First for Fannie Mae’s Credit Insurance Risk Transfers
For the past three years, Fannie Mae has transferred a substantial portion of credit risk to mortgage insurance affiliates. But until now, all of those transactions have been of the back-end variety.
Read More »The Youth Movement Among First-Time Homebuyers
The average age range of the first-time home buyer has been skewing younger since the start of the new millennium.
Read More »Freddie Mac: Expect Less Refi Activity in 2017
Mortgage markets are doing well, but don’t take anything for granted, according to Freddie Mac's latest outlook.
Read More »It’s Not Just in the Eye of the Beholder
Home values are growing at their fastest pace in two years, according to one analysis.
Read More »Appraisal Turn Times Rise, but TRID is Innocent
Appraisals have become lengthier and costlier since TRID went into effect in October 2015. But a survey of lenders showed that TRID is not to blame.
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