Mortgage

FHFA Announces Senior Appointment in Office of Congressional Affairs and Communications

Washington, DC – April 26, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Federal Housing Finance Agency Acting Director Edward J. DeMarco today announced the appointment of Denise Dunckel as Senior Associate Director for the Office of Congressional Affairs and Communicat…

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Federal Housing Finance Agency Reports Mortgage Interest Rates

Washington, DC – April 26, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today reported that the National Average Contract Mortgage Rate for the Purchase of Previously Occupied Homes by Combined Lenders, used as an index in some …

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H&R Block Subsidiary Agrees to Pay $28.2 Million to Settle SEC Charges Related to Subprime Mortgage Investments

Washington, D.C. – April 25, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged H&R Block subsidiary Option One Mortgage Corporation with misleading investors in several offerings of subprime residential mortgage-backe…

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Remarks by David H. Stevens, President and CEO, MBA During MBA’s 2012 National Technology in Mortgage Banking Conference & Expo and National Fraud Issues Conference

Phoenix, AZ – April 25, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — “Good morning and welcome to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s National Technology and Fraud conferences.

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Mortgage Applications Decrease Despite Survey Low Rates in Latest MBA Weekly Survey

WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 25, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Mortgage applications decreased 3.8 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending April 2…

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MRG Document Technologies Teams with Xerox Mortgage Services to Promote Collaboration and Education through Industry Event

DALLAS, TX – April 24, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — MRG Document Technologies (MRG), a leading provider of mortgage document preparation software and compliance technology, and Georgia-based Xerox Mortgage Services are combining their experience and expe…

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MBA Honors 2012 Mortgage Banking Tech All-Stars

Phoenix, AZ – April 24, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today awarded eleven industry innovators with the Mortgage Banking Tech All-Stars award at the Association’s 2012 National Technology in Mortgage Banking Conferen…

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Go Fight Foreclosure Blog Urges North Miami Florida Homeowners To Take Advantage Of Federal Financial Foreclosure Assistance

North Miami Florida – Nationwide – April 24, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Go Fight Foreclosure Blog today announced foreclosure prevention assistance is now available for North Miami Florida homeowners. Urging those in immediate danger and even not in da…

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FinCEN Reports Mortgage Fraud SARs Increased in 2011 Even as Fourth Quarter Level Decreased

VIENNA, VA – April 23, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network today released its full year 2011 update of mortgage loan fraud reported suspicious activity reports (MLF SARs) that shows financial institutions submitted 92,02…

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Refinance Applications Up, Purchase Applications Down in Latest MBA Weekly Survey

WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 19, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Mortgage applications increased 6.9 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending April 1…

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