Lenders Still Struggling with TRID, Survey Finds

National Mortgage News, Mar. 1, 2016–Collins, Brian
Bankers are still grappling with vendor software problems, longer processing times and delays in mortgage closings as a result of new disclosures that went into effect four months ago, according to a new survey.

Mortgage Delinquencies Experience Atypical January Spike

DS News, Mar. 7, 2016–Honea, Brian
Most of the news regarding housing fundamentals has been positive in the last two years or so. But mortgage delinquencies rose month-over-month in January for the first time since the housing recovery began.

Fannie Mae to Begin Requiring Trended Credit Data in June, With Rollout of DU 10.0

National Mortgage Professional, Mar. 7, 2016–Clemans, Terry W.
When Fannie Mae rolls out the Desktop Underwriter Version 10.0 over the weekend of June 25, the mortgage industry will begin using a powerful new tool that has been in development for more than a decade and already proven in other markets.

Mortgage Compliance in Perspective

MReport, Mar. 7, 2016–West, Xhevrije
Ocwen Chief Compliance Officer Michael Hollerich discusses compliance trends in the mortgage industry and how the nonbank servicer is creating a revitalized culture of compliance.

Are No Fee Reverse Mortgages A Reality?

Huffington Post, Mar. 7, 2016–Lazar, Michael
Some lenders are actually competing by offering no-fee reverse mortgage loans these days, and it’s not a bad idea for the banks that are involved.

Homeowners Expect 2016 Equity Gains

Visalia Times-Delta (Calif.), Mar. 4, 2016–Engle, Jeremy
Nearly half, 46 percent, of all U.S. Homeowners with a mortgage, expect their equity will increase in 2016, even though three out of five (60 percent) report equity in their homes has already increased during the last three years of the housing recovery, according to new research conducted for LoanDepot.

Mortgage Foreclosure Rate Lowest Since 2003

Creators Syndicate, Mar. 7, 2016–Woodard, James
The mortgage foreclosure rate has dropped to a more normal rate. This was the major point in a report recently issued by the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Citigroup Executives Avoid U.S. Charges over Mortgage Bonds

Reuters, Mar. 4, 2016–Raymond, Nate
U.S. authorities have decided not to pursue criminal charges against any Citigroup Inc executives or employees involved in packaging and selling mortgage-backed securities at the heart of the 2008 financial crisis, a government report shows.