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Caliber Home Loans, Inc., recently announced that Mike Homberg and Scott Berngartt have joined the company as branch manager and sales manager, respectively.

ClosingCorp, Inc., recently announced that its Loan Estimate Service is now integrated with Loan Origination Studio from Savana, Inc. Through this integration, loan officers will be able to produce compliant loan estimates backed by the ClosingCorp Guarantee and provide consumers with the best and most comprehensive information about the total cost of the transaction.

Home sales fell in July, but still managed to hover over last July's levels and reach new heights not seen since 2008, according to the RE/MAX July 2015 National Housing Report released Tuesday.

Single-family construction starts climbed higher for the month of July, while permits and completions dropped, according to new residential construction statistics for July 2015 jointly released by the U.S. Census Bureau and HUD.

Commentary is an ongoing series on theMReport.com that focuses on opinions, ideas, and insights from experts across mortgage banking. This advisory piece features Sanjeev Dahiwadkar, president and CEO of IndiSoft, LLC, discussing how mortgage lenders and servicers should not solely rely on technology in the mortgage industry to safeguard against potential fraudulent activity.

All mortgage originations, measured by loan count, jumped up to 1.48 million in Q2, which was an increase of 2.4 percent from the previous quarter and of 40 percent from the same quarter a year earlier.

The Federal Housing Administration announced Monday a new method that will be used to evaluate the lending practices of FHA-approved lenders and better understand the type of borrowers they are serving.

Boston-based Eastern Bank, a full-service commercial bank recently announced the appointment of Steven L. Antonakes as SVP and chief compliance officer. He will report directly to Barbara Heinemann, EVP of Eastern Bank’s Enterprise Risk Management division.

LRES Corp., a national appraisal and REO management company offering property valuations, asset management, and technology solutions for mortgage bankers, lenders, servicers, credit unions, and private investors, recently announced the hiring of Nick Grant as its new SVP of sales.

Ocwen Financial has enjoyed a couple of favorable outcomes in the last week after a tumultuous 2014 and first half of 2015, with positive reports from Wells Fargo certificate holders and an independent monitor.