East Coast Mortgages Borrowers Complain Most

East Coast Mortgages Borrowers Complain Most

Across the country, mortgage complaints accounted for a smaller share of overall complaints last year than in 2016. States where the share of mortgage complaints are highest are all on the East Coast. Of all complaints filed by consumers with the Bureau of Consumer...
East Coast Mortgages Borrowers Complain Most

Quicken Pushes Servicing Portfolio Past $300 Bil

For the first time since it began reporting mortgage servicing data six years ago, Quicken Loans Inc. has pushed the servicing portfolio past $300 billion. Originations and staffing, meanwhile, held steady. The aggregate unpaid principal balance of residential loans...
East Coast Mortgages Borrowers Complain Most

Retail Drives Down SunTrust’s Home Lending

A sharp decline in quarterly retail originations at SunTrust Banks Inc. drove overall home lending lower as mortgage earnings sank. But the size of the financial institution’s mortgage servicing portfolio has increased over the past year. Atlanta-based SunTrust...
East Coast Mortgages Borrowers Complain Most

Universal American Whistleblower to Receive $2 Mil

A whistleblower will receive nearly $2 million for her role in a lawsuit alleging Universal American Mortgage Company LLC approved loans for government insurance that didn’t qualify. As a mortgagee with direct endorsement authority from the Federal Housing...
East Coast Mortgages Borrowers Complain Most

FHA Endorsements Edge Higher, Book of Biz Grows

Monthly residential government-insured mortgage production was nudged up, though commercial real estate endorsements plunged. The book of business continued to grow. At the end of August, the Federal Housing Administration had insurance in force on 8,622,052...