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The impact of the rising rate environment has been felt on mortgage servicing rights too. A recent webinar explained the effect of rising rates on MSR product and what to expect moving forward.

Steven Frie, Director, Structured Finance at S&P Global Ratings gives insights into what’s driving the servicing business and the lessons he’s learned in his various roles in financing for the housing and mortgage industry.

A new analysis studied how risk, location, and scale economies affected mortgage rates for jumbo and conforming loans. Here’s what it found.

A new report on the mortgage market took a closer look at the state of housing and mortgage in the Hurricane Florence-hit regions of North and South Carolina and here’s what it found.

90 percent of Reverse Mortgage Backed Securities include fixed rate loans, meaning U.S. mortgage borrowers still choose fixed-rate mortgages as their loan of choice. With the upcoming end of LIBOR, the common ARM index, see what makes fixed rates the preferred loan.

Americans are sitting on over $6 trillion in home equity, however, many are unwilling to tap into their equity with home equity loans or HELOCs. Those that do tend to put it right back into home repairs. How might homeowners make better use of their equity?

The 15th annual Five Star Conference will take off on September 16 in Dallas. Click through to learn more about what’s new at this year’s conference.

From new appointments to rewards and recognition, get the pulse of the mortgage industry in this weekly update.

Freddie Mac’s Servicing Success Program is helping servicers enhance their performance for mortgage loans. Yvette Gilmore, VP, Servicer Relationship & Performance Management at Freddie Mac spoke to MReport about the program and how servicers can reimagine the business. Editor’s Note: This feature originally appeared in the September issue of MReport, out now.

The volume of residential construction is seeing a steady increase. Here are some of the challenges and opportunities to get a loan for new construction in an environment of credit easing.