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SouthLaw P.C., a default servicing firm with six offices in the Midwestern United States, has announced that Christopher Santora has joined the firm as an Associate Attorney in the Litigation Department in the Omaha, Nebraska, office.

Enforcement activity against financial institutions dropped to a three-year low in the third quarter, and there are several possible explanations.

Two CFPB officials presented an overview of policy and programs that impact the mortgage industry based on these rules at the Five Star Conference and Expo in Dallas in September. Now, the rules are officially published in the Federal Register.

Wisconsin-based Fiserv, Inc., has announced an agreement with California-based CoreLogic which will reduce default risk and improve the cost and time of servicing.

On the surface, the latest news was not good for new residential construction. A closer analysis of the data, however, shows that the outlook is not so gloomy.

A survey showed that a large number of borrowers with HELOCs near the end of draw period are unprepared.

Mortgage Contracting Services has announced the acquisition of Lenders Title Solutions, a national title insurance and settlement services provider based in Clearwater, Florida.

Tight inventory has been a major impediment to first-time buyers entering the housing market as of late. Not so much for single-family renters, however.

Some recent analysis has suggested that millennials are hesitant, or unable, to become homebuyers. But they might not be as hesitant or unable to buy a home as some think.

PathSoftware is now integrated with idsDoc, the flagship solution from mortgage document preparation vendor International Document Services, Inc.