Few states have laws defining an “abandoned property,” leaving servicers with local ordinances and case law as their guides in many foreclosure procedures.

Financial technology lender SoFi is set to acquire a bank; United Wholesale Mortgage will cover appraisal costs on purchase mortgages through the end of March; mortgage tech companies raise capital; CoreLogic offers new fraud-detection service; low-code marketplace launched.

Private mortgage insurers lost market share in the agency purchase market during the last quarter of 2021, while FHA production shifted toward riskier business.

It’s earnings season! The early results show a mixed mortgage bag for the megabanks. The mega-nonbanks start reporting later this month.

For a year, Guaranteed Rate stuck its toe in the broker channel. Now that the origination water has turned cold, it’s leaving.

Nearly half of Black first-time homebuyers say they would prefer to take a class or conduct in-depth research before buying.

Some 300 companies are now members of MISMO. The organization’s efforts to improve mortgage data are being helped by a new fee.

States have begun taking applications for homeowner assistance programs funded by the Treasury Department and designed to prevent foreclosures stemming from the pandemic.

The connection between work from home and productivity; Supreme Court blocks vaccine mandate for larger employers; Figure revises bank charter application; parent of Texas Capital Bank launches broker dealer.

A few years back, we didn’t hear much about mortgage firms selling debt, at least not publicly. Today, debt sales are becoming commonplace, but for how long?