ICBA Mortgage Solutions Names Ron Bricker Regional Account Manager
ICBA Mortgage Solutions , a provider of comprehensive mortgage services to help community bank members of the Independent Community Bankers of America originate, process, close, fund and sell residential loans, has named Ron Bricker as Northeast regional account manager.
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Mortgage Contracting Services Completes Type 2 SSAE No. 16, SOC 3 Examinations
Mortgage Contracting Services LLC , a nationwide provider of property preservation, inspections and REO property maintenance to the financial services industry, announced the successful completion of its Type 2 SSAE No.
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Mortgage lenders face risk and additional cost of doing business
Kroll Factual Data, Inc. , a leading provider of independent verification services to mortgage lenders, banks, credit unions and property management firms, announced today that more than 14 percent of the loan files processed by Kroll Factual Data in 2011, and in the first quarter of 2012, contained certain applicant-provided information that suggested the possibility of fraudulent activity.
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Tighter mortgage rules not enough in hottest real estate markets, OECD says
OTTAWA - Moves by the federal government to tighten mortgage lending rules aren't doing enough to cool the housing market in the hottest regions in the country, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development said Tuesday.
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Fitch: Canadian Banks' Residential Mortgage Exposure Manageable Under Moderate Stresses
Household debt driven by mortgage credit expansion in the Canadian market is the main threat to the credit risk profiles of Canadian financial institutions, as highlighted by the s
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Timbercreek Mortgage Investment Corporation May 2012 Dividend
Toronto Stock Exchange: TMCTORONTO, May 22, 2012 /CNW/ - Timbercreek Mortgage Investment Corporation (the "Fund") is pleased to announce that its board of directors (the "Board") has ...
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30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate Rises Slightly After Falling to All-Time Low Last Week; Current Rate is 3.63%, According ...
SEATTLE -- The 30-year fixed mortgage rate on Zillow(R) Mortgage Marketplace is currently 3.63 percent, up four basis points from 3.59 percent at this same time last week. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate ...
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3 Consecutive Quarters of Mortgage Employment Growth
DALLAS, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mortgage industry staffing has expanded each of the past three quarters, according to the First-Quarter 2012 Mortgage Employment Index from Mortgage Daily.Hirings outpaced ...
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REPEAT-Mortgage Debt Hindering Retirement Planning: BMO Study
TORONTO, ONTARIO-- - BMO Financial Group released a study today indicating that many Canadian homeowners are feeling the pinch of balancing mortgage responsibilities with saving for retirement.The survey, ...
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Freddie Mac Announces Prepayments in Certain Mortgage Participation Certificates
MCLEAN, Va., May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Freddie Mac (OTC:FMCC) announced today that certain of its Mortgage Participation Certificates (PCs) will shortly experience prepayments in a total amount of approximately ...
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