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Informative Research adds Halcyon integration to verification platform
The move builds on Informative Research’s partnership with Halcyon, which added AccountChek payroll data to Halcyon’s Income Analyzer.
New American Funding names new retail heads in the east and west
Tony Blodgett and Andy Pettola will manage more than 270 branches and a retail sales team of nearly 1,400 loan officers and branch managers.
ALTA’s Good Deeds Foundation donates $10K toward Texas flood relief
The nonprofit charitable organization announced its awarding of a $10,000 emergency grant to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund.
Mr. Cooper agreed to a $5.8 million settlement. Who is eligible for relief?
Nationstar Mortgage — currently doing business as Mr. Cooper — has agreed to settle a lawsuit which alleges that the company violated mortgage servicing laws and forced borrowers into foreclosure.
Federal hiring freeze could impact the rollout of HMBS 2.0, former Ginnie Mae head says
A hiring freeze, rather than a regulatory freeze, could have more impact on the rollout of HMBS 2.0, according to a former Ginnie Mae president.
Mortgage rates decline slightly, but help from the Fed isn’t coming
Mortgage rates have been static in the opening month of 2025. The long-term costs of a home loan are keeping borrowers on the sidelines as rates have been above 7% since Christmas — the longest such stretch since July 2024 when they were in the middle of a long and steady decline.
Now unshackled, the DOJ casts a large shadow over the commission lawsuit settlement
From statements of interest to criminal proceedings, the court of appeals’ ruling opens many doors for the DOJ to intervene. We break down the options.
New mortgage data shows lean times for originators, tight wallets for buyers
The typical mortgage borrower in 2023 paid a rate 1.635 percentage points higher than a year earlier, a $309 a month difference on the mortgage.
Mosaik CEO Sheila Reddy on tackling fragmented technology
Sheila Reddy is leveraging hard-won experience in building healthcare technology to serve real estate professionals and consumers.
