The mortgage insurance industry lost a key political ally with the reelection defeat of first-term Democratic incumbent Sen. Kay Hagan of North Carolina.
The Mt. Laurel, NJ-based Freedom is eager to grow its retail presence in the U.S., but is still committed to third-party lending where it has a large presence.
A recent research note from Sterne Agee predicts higher operating costs for Ocwen because of its ongoing regulatory disputes with the New York Department of Financial Services.
The number of residential properties that are seriously underwater declined to 8.1 million in the third quarter of 2014 from 9.1 million in the first quarter, according to a new report from RealtyTrac. Another 8.5 million properties were on the verge of resurfacing. Dan Blomquist, vice president at RealtyTrac, said it is not yet time to celebrate. He said 8.1 million underwater properties still represent 15 percent of all mortgaged properties with an estimated $1.4 trillion in negative equity ...