Mortgage Banking

Rewriting the rules.

Portfolio - Editorial

Courson tapped to succeed Kempner at MBA.

Briefing Book - Mortgage Bankers Association

Major housing bill becomes law.

Briefing Book

HUD settles RESPA kickback charges with hazard-reporting company.

Briefing Book - Department of Housing and Urban Development

Moody's cuts Wachovia's ratings; outlook negative.

Briefing Book

NAR: Foreign home-buyers a 'significant share' of business.

Briefing Book - National Association of Realtors

Freddie Mac doubles down on foreclosure-prevention incentives.

Briefing Book - Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

Q2 homeownership rate inches up.

Briefing Book - Brief article

Ginnie Mae tops $3 billion in jumbo loan securitizations in four months.

Briefing Book - Brief article

The Ticker.

Briefing Book - Statistical table

Message from the chairman.

No more cloudy days.

Executive Suite

Letters.

Letter to the editor

September-November 2008.

Calendar of Events - Calendar

Barry Wides--OCC's deputy comptroller for community affairs.

Newsmaker - Interview

Presidential profiles--McCain.

Cover Report: Legislative / Regulatory

State of affairs; A hectic year of mortgage legislative activity in the states has ended with some solid accomplishments. But lawmakers are expected to again take up a slew of mortgage industry measures in 2009.

Cover Report: Legislative / Regulatory

The origins of a housing credit bubble; Monday-morning quarterbacks are finding plenty to blame for the creation of a housing credit bubble that has dramatically brust. While there's a growing laundry list of causes, there appears to be emerging consensus on some primary drivers, such as monetary ploicy and the unchecked expansion of mortgage credit by non-banks. This two-part series examines the details.

Cover Report: Legislative / Regulatory

The Treasury blueprint; Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson started a conversation in Washington when he proposed a sweeping blueprint for revamping regulation of U.S. financial services providers. Winners and losers are lining up on both sides of the proposal.

Cover Report: Legislative / Regulatory

Buyback prevention; Buyback demands from investors have cost the mortgage industry real money in recent times. Careful attention to compliance prior to funding can prevent some of these costly problems..

Cover Report: Legislative / Regulatory

Broke; The mortgage industry's approach to consumer-protection compliance needs fixing.

Cover Report: Legislative / Regulatory

Servicing performance in 2007: subprime servicers encountered tough operating conditions in 2007, according to the latest Servicing Operations Study and Forum from the Mortgage Bankers Association. The big question is, when will it spill over into the prime servicing business?

Servicing

Automated underwriting's next frontier: servicing: it's only logical--so why not move automated underwriting tools into servicing, where they can help determine best options for loss mitigation?

Technology

The quick calculus of sound mortgage lending; Calculating the net tangible benefit of every loan for every one of your borrowers is the smart way forward for the origination business.

Origination Strategies

You get by with a little help from your friends ...

Executive Essay

IBM announces planned acquisition of ILOG.

Tech Newz

Survey says: Online banking security flaws prevalent.

Tech Newz

Kirtland FCU selects FICS.

Tech Newz

Optimal Blue integrates with ProLender Solutions.

Tech Newz

Ellie Mae, SAVVIS announce delivery agreement.

Tech Newz - Ellie Mae Inc. - Brief article