Vol. 75 Nbr. 6, March 2015

Index

• What's new?
• CFPB cracks down on advertising practices.
• Freddie Mac posts 4Q net income of $227 million.
• Nearly 600,000 checks still uncashed from foreclosure-relief deal.
• Regulatory issues are top concern of originators.
• Freddie Mac raises 2015 origination forecast.
• GenEquity Mortgage buys Houston Capital Mortgage.
• Arch MI launches Arch Mortgage Guaranty.
• Black Knight finds better recoveries from REO sales than short sales.
• Refinance share jumps in January report.
• Fannie Mae's January survey finds consumer optimism.
• FNC Index shows home prices up modestly in December.
• McLean Mortgage posts strong 2014 results.
• Product launched to protect against HOA super-liens.
• MBA forecasts 7 percent rise in 2015 C/MF originations.
• The future of high-yield debt funds.
• Commercial real estate capital supply faces challenges.
• 'Optimistic' outlook for multifamily.
• For commercial real estate, opportunity varies by sector.
• CMBS growth trend expected to continue.
• Canadian investors make mark in U.S. commercial real estate.
• Will real estate follow uptick in economy?
• False advertising.
• Walking to work.
• New tools for call centers.
• Calendar.
• Authors upclose.
• Auction.com LLC.
• Black Knight Financial Services LLC.
• Central Pacific Bank.
• Christopher Motl has been named executive vice president, middle market banking.
• Clayton Holdings.
• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
• Frank Krieder has been appointed regional president for Hermitage, Pennsylvania-based First National Bank of Pennsylvania's Northwest region.
• IMH Financial Corporation.
• International Document Services Inc.
• Investors Real Estate Trust.
• James D. Moll has been named interim president and chief executive officer of Wells Financial Corporation and Wells Federal Bank in Wells, Minnesota.
• Mortgage Bankers Association.
• Sandra Brooks Henriquez has been named chief operating officer for Rebuilding Together in Washington.
• Sindeo.
• B.G. Hartley has been named chairman emeritus, Joe Norton has been named chairman and Bob Garrett has been named vice chairman of the board of directors for Tyler, Texas-based Southside Bancshares Inc.
• Baird & Warner Real Estate Inc.
• Bank of the Pacific.
• Elizabeth J. Train has been named associate attorney in the Foreclosure Department in the Rochester Hills, Michigan, office.
• Erin Cornwell has been appointed director of strategic implementation and process improvement for Mortgage Network Inc. in Danvers, Massachusetts.
• Grant Spurrell has been named business development manager for the StoneHill Group Inc. in Atlanta.
• Mark Lyons has been promoted to senior vice president, corporate sales development.
• Richard A. Costello has been named vice president of finance for Green Brick Partners Inc. in Plano, Texas.
• Scott M. Pearson has been named a partner in the Los Angeles office of Ballard Spahr LLP.
• Ted Nasca has been named managing director, based in Chicago; and DAN ROSS has been named managing director, based in Portland, Oregon, for New York-based Greystone.
• Victor Polich has been named senior vice president, Mortgage Banking Division (MBD) national sales manager, for Bank of the West in San Francisco.
• 2015 Tech All-Stars.
• Q&A with Capsilon's Sanjeev Malaney.
• Keeping the devil out of the details: Ernst Publishing Co. ensures and guarantees that the fees lenders charge mortgage borrowers are 100 percent accurate--a role made even more important by new CFPB disclosure requirements taking effect on Aug. 1.
• To the Edge and Back.
• Managing the risk of pricing discretion.
• Stop leaking revenue.
• The mighty millennials--passing the torch.
• Multifamily Market has room to run.
• Housing counseling can make the American dream a reality.
• Beware hidden process changes in CFPB's new disclosure rule.
• No time to delay.
• Inside the mind of a top producer--Keith Renno.
• Grassroots organizing by appraisers.
• Price watch.
• The closing table.
• Lending trends.
• Home-price spotlight.
• The fraud file.
• The appraisal accuracy index.
• Home-equity highlights.
• Marketrac.
• Loan rate monitor.
• Mortgage file tracker.
• Vital statistics.