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RxOffice Compliance developer IndiSoft announced a partnership with the law firm of K&L Gates to keep on top of regulatory changes that affect users.

The national mortgage delinquency rate fell further in Q3 2012 to 5.41 percent, TransUnion reported Tuesday. The Q3 rate is a decrease from 5.49 percent in Q2 2012 and a near 8 percent drop from 5.88 percent in Q3 2011, according to the credit bureau. While the national delinquency rate has been making progress, Tim Martin, group VP of U.S. housing in TransUnion's financial services business unit, said, "we still have a long way to go to reach more 'normal' conditions of a delinquency rate in the 1-2% range for the U.S. average."

California-based Equator has announced the appointment of a new company leader. Adding Ashley Bean as the company's VP of certification, Equator is set to bolster its service provisions for real estate agents.

Origination volumes for commercial and multifamily mortgages declined from Q2 and year-over-year, according to data from the MBA.

American International Group (AIG) is making plans to move away from its savings and loan business and toward mortgage investment, CEO Bob Benmosche revealed in an interview with Reuters. The company's mortgage insurance subsidiary, United Guaranty Corporation (UGC), has seen steady growth after adopting a risk-based pricing strategy. However, Benmosche said AIG is interested in moving beyond mortgage insurance and is looking at ways to get involved more directly.

Two more banks have lost in their attempts to dismiss claims of misconduct in sale of mortgage-backed securities (MBS) to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote rejected motions filed by Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank, two of 16 defendants brought before her court by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Cote's rulings on both motions cite previous judgments made on similar arguments brought to her by JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and UBS--all of which also failed.

Lender Processing Services (LPS) recently introduced reInsight MLS, and Georgia MLS became the first to launch the new offering.

Nationwide Title Clearing (NTC) released a new white paper detailing a methodology for scoring a bank's trailing document process.

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) offered market projections into 2014 during a forum at the 2012 Realtors Conference and Expo.

Norcom Mortgage in Connecticut introduced to the world its newest member of the family. Angel Muniz Jr. joined the Norcom staff as a loan originator.