Several states had online notarization policies for mortgage closings before the pandemic, but more than half of the states have issued orders in recent months — some of them hastily written.
The parent company of Quicken Loans splurged $905 million on marketing last year, helping the nonbank become the second largest mortgage lender. The firm is now ready to launch an IPO.
The nonbank took a large loss in the first quarter and halted production. Officials at the firm are now betting on originating GSE-eligible mortgages through call centers to return to profitability in the third quarter.
Bill Foley, the man who made Fidelity Financial into a title insurance giant, has his eyes on mortgage analytics vendor CoreLogic. But will antitrust concerns prevail?
After a planned merger between Amherst Residential and Front Yard Residential fell through, the head of Altisource Portfolio Solutions expressed his displeasure with Front Yard’s board.
Moves by the Trump administration are disrupting the economy and the federal agencies that deal with the housing market. Bob Broeksmit, president and CEO of the MBA, isn’t sure how it’s all going to play out.
Is Onity Group eyeing a sale? Perhaps. And why not? Servicing values are approaching a 25-year high.
News Tailored to Your Needs
Get Focused Coverage
Inside Mortgage Finance's newsletters break the mortgage market down so you get the news and data you need most, whether it's total industry coverage or just the news related to securitization, regulation, profits or other specific topics.
RSS