Is BNTouch the CRM agent-mortgage teams need?

This software platform for mortgage brokers to find, nurture and close loans can benefit real estate agents too. Continue reading

Mortgage Bankers Association appealed directly to Treasury for relief during shutdown: Report

After lobbying from the mortgage industry, the IRS is once again verifying the incomes of mortgage applicants despite a government shutdown and some questions about the fairness of reopening just one part of the agency. Continue reading

Lennar accused of manipulating borrower data in new lawsuit

The largest homebuilder in the country has been hit with a lawsuit accusing it of providing loans to unqualified borrowers. Continue reading

Unpaid government workers owe $438M in mortgage and rent this month

Federal workers either not being paid or currently furloughed as a result of the government shutdown are estimated to owe approximately $438 million in mortgage and rent payments this month. Continue reading

How the government shutdown is impacting home buyers

A partial shutdown of the U.S. Government has entered its sixth day as both Democrats, Republicans and President Donald Trump dig in their heels over partial funding for a wall or partition structure along a small portion of the U.S. southern border an… Continue reading

Will declining mortgage rates reverse static home sales?

Mortgage rates continued along their downward trend to end the year, according to the latest data from Freddie Mac, released Thursday. Continue reading

Former Illinois judge sentenced to year in prison for mortgage fraud

A former Illinois judge, the first Filipena elected in Cook County, cried in court as a judge sentenced her to a year in prison for fraudulently obtaining mortgages. Continue reading