Carrington Mortgage Services' lending division appointed Carl Grimes as branch manager of its office in Tampa, Florida.
Read More »LRES Brings PennyMac On as New Valuation Services Client
LRES, a national provider of commercial and residential valuations and asset management, announced it is now serving the retail lending division of California-based PennyMac Financial Services.
Read More »FHFA Leaves Conforming Loan Limits Untouched
A recent guidance from the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) reveals the agency's decision not to change the maximum loan limit for mortgages acquired by the GSEs in 2014.
Read More »FHFA, GSEs Overhaul Mortgage Insurance Master Policy
Moving forward on another of its performance goals for 2013, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced Monday that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have completed a major overhaul of mortgage insurance master policy requirements. "Updating the mortgage insurance master policy requirements is a significant accomplishment for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac," said FHFA acting director Ed DeMarco. "The new standards ... enhance the insurance protection provided to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which ultimately benefits taxpayers."
Read More »Title365 Appoints SVP of National Sales
Title365 Company, a provider of title insurance and escrow services based in California, announced the hiring of Jeremy Harmon as SVP of national sales.
Read More »BofA, Freddie Mac Come to $404M Agreement on Legacy Loans
Bank of America and Freddie Mac jointly announced Monday an agreement resolving all remaining rep and warranties claims on loans BofA sold to the GSE through the end of 2009.
Read More »New Hire to Lead 360 Mortgage Group’s East Coast Operations
A new face has joined the Austin-based 360 Mortgage Group. Joseph Kowalewski has been brought on as regional manager of the East Region of the United States.
Read More »Appraisal Logistics Earns ISO Certification
Appraisal Logistics, a Maryland-based provider of compliant appraisal management solutions for the mortgage industry, announced it has received the ISO 9001:2008 Certification for Quality Management Systems Standards by LQRA, passing a formal evaluation created to examine quality management standards in the financial services industry.
Read More »New President Takes Over at Stewart Title of California
Stewart Title of California announced the promotion of current group SVP Bob Oakland to the position of president.
Read More »Does the Senate’s ‘Nuclear Option’ Clear the Way for New FHFA Head?
Now that Senate Democrats have changed the chamber's rules to block filibusters of executive appointments, analysts anticipate a much easier path for Rep. Mel Watt.
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