The House passed the SECURE Notarization Act, which would allow for remote online notarization and set minimum standards. It would also allow for interstate notarizations.

Borrowers in counties with higher rates of voting and census participation and more nonprofits receive faster loan approvals and better terms and exhibit lower rates of delinquency, according to a new study.

MBA punts on recession forecast; interest rates on mortgages expected to decline; Flagstar merger dragging on; homeowners want mortgage financing for energy improvements.

Last year was a record year in terms of loan production at $4.4 trillion. But oftentimes, when you have a boom, there’s an ugly hangover in the form of job cutbacks. How bad might it get?

Purchase-mortgage business with primary mortgage insurance held up well in the second quarter while refi activity dropped, according to an analysis of agency MBS issuance. (Includes two data charts.)

A cash management plan submitted in bankruptcy court by FGMC would “circumvent” the rights of FGMC’s warehouse lenders, according to Customers Bank and Flagstar Bank.

Mortgaged property owners retain most climate change-related physical risks and transition risks up to the value of their equity. But lenders, servicers and secondary market buyers also face climate-related risks, the MBA said in a new white paper.

Implementing e-bidding increases the success of foreclosure auctions and reduces price discounts.

Mortgage originations down at big banks in second quarter; Better does worse in first quarter; loanDepot downsizing; foreclosure activity ramping up; MISMO remains busy.

First Guaranty Mortgage Corp., a prime and non-agency lender owned by PIMCO, has gone bust, leaving a long list of creditors in its wake. The big question: Are there other FGMCs out there?