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With Reverse Exit, Wells Fargo Drives mortgage industry Job Losses - Reverse mortgage Daily With Reverse Exit, Wells Fargo Drives mortgage industry Job LossesReverse mortgage DailyThe effects of an uncertain housing market on mortgage employment are not yet fully known for 2012, but according to an industry job index, the second quarter [...]

Some Bankers Never Learn - New York Times Some Bankers Never LearnNew York TimesTHE mortgage industry squawked. It would prefer that we return to the days of high-fee, anything-goes lending. That is not surprising. But what is surprising is that mortgage bankers are leaning on the same tired argument %26mdash; that saner [...]

Advantage Systems Celebrates 25-Year Anniversary - Business Wire (press release) Business Wire (press release)Advantage Systems Celebrates 25-Year AnniversaryBusiness Wire (press release)Out of its twenty-five years in business, 20 years have been dedicated to the mortgage industry. The company has built a loyal customer base by being the only provider of mortgage-specific accounting [...]

Veros Real Estate Solutions Hosts Inaugural RiskWire Summit - PR Web (press release) Veros Real Estate Solutions Hosts Inaugural RiskWire SummitPR Web (press release)Veros products and services are optimizing millions of profitable decisions throughout the mortgage industry, from loan origination through servicing and securitization. Veros provides solutions to control risk and increase [...]

Can you invest in real estate using home price indexes? - USA Today TruthdigCan you invest in real estate using home price indexes?USA TodayQ: Are there ways for investors to invest in real estate using the popular Case-Shiller Home Price indexes? By Paul Sakuma, AP A new price sign hangs near a [...]

US judge blocks foreclosure, rebukes industry practices in Oregon - Daily Journal US judge blocks foreclosure, rebukes industry practices in OregonDaily JournalAt least one federal judge has ruled in favor of MERS, industry lobbyists said. The mortgage and banking industry is turning to the Oregon Legislature for help. The House Judiciary Committee [...]

Up North Michigan real estate: What you can get for your money - Detroit Free Press Up North Michigan real estate: What you can get for your moneyDetroit Free PressThe face of the Up North real estate buyer is changing as more out-of-state buyers are scooping up deals. The laid-back, water-sports-and-golfing lifestyle [...]

real estate agents take bus tour of North Thurston Public Schools - The Olympian real estate agents take bus tour of North Thurston Public SchoolsThe OlympianLACEY - About 20 people involved in real estate in South Sound toured North Thurston Public Schools on Friday, a chance for the agents to learn more [...]

MERSCORP Names Bill Beckmann New President %26 CEO mortgage industry Veteran . - RealEstateRama (press release) MERSCORP Names Bill Beckmann New President %26 CEO mortgage industry Veteran …RealEstateRama (press release)by RealEstateRama RESTON, VA - April 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) %26mdash; MERSCORP, Inc. today announced the appointment of mortgage industry veteran Bill Beckmann [...]

After Financial crisis, Wheels Of Justice Turn Slowly - NPR BBC NewsAfter Financial crisis, Wheels Of Justice Turn SlowlyNPRAuthorities say Farkas tried to defraud banks out of almost $3 billion, in one of the biggest cases to come out of the mortgage crisis. And that, critics say, is the problem. Almost three [...]