Mortgage Job Losses Ease.
DALLAS, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Mortgage-related layoffs have eased and may be near a bottom, according to employment data tracked by http://www.mortgagedaily.com/. Quarterly job cuts were down by nearly 25 percent, and annual migration out of real estate finance dropped by more than half. U.S. layoffs in...

Behringer Harvard Welcomes Former Head of Mortgage Bankers Association and National Multi Housing Council to its Multifamily REIT Board.
DALLAS, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- After 21 years at the helm of two prestigious industry leaders - including a seven-year tenure (2001-2008) as president and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and 14 years (1987-2001) as president of the National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) - Jonathan L. Kempner...

FNC(R) to Brief U.S. Mortgage Lenders on Home Valuation Code of Conduct.
The technology company's CEO will explain the new procedures, answer questions OXFORD, Miss., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- In a Wednesday conference call with clients, leaders of FNC Inc. will explain new rules that significantly change the mortgage lending process for banks who want to sell their loans...

Predatory Lending Practices & Unethical Industry Professionals Will No Longer Prey on Innocent Homeowners as Mortgage Brokers For Change Takes Life During Historical Consumer Workshop.
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- "This is the killer treatment that will wipe out the cancerous growth of unethical mortgage brokers and loan officers in this country," declares Consumer Advocate Harj Gill. The "killer treatment" he is referring to is a combination of an aggressive consumer education campaign...

Tarnished Reputation & Corruption Forces Ethical Mortgage Brokers to Revolt and Join Forces With Consumer Advocate, Creating a Powerhouse Organization Geared at Protecting Home Loan Borrowers.
SEATTLE, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- "We are about to see a rebellion in the mortgage industry," declares Consumer Advocate Harj Gill. He added, "Homeowners are fed up with being victimized and ethical mortgage brokers are fed up with being smeared by the same shameful brush as their disgraceful counterparts."...

StreetLinks Solves HVCC Appraisal Portability Concerns.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- StreetLinks National Appraisal Services announces a total solution to HVCC appraisal portability concerns. The final version of the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC) allows for appraisals to be transferred between Lenders in an attempt to resolve appraisal portability issues in the...

Lane County foreclosures soar.
Byline: Diane Dietz The Register-Guard Twice the number of Lane County homeowners defaulted on their mortgages in January, compared with the same month a year ago, according to a RealtyTrac report scheduled for release today. In January, 249 homeowners received a "Notice of Default and...

Bank Litigation Seminar Featured Top Talent - DVD & Materials Available.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- HB Litigation Conferences, formerly Mealey's Conferences, is releasing more than 10 hours of video plus presentations and transcripts created during last week's conference: "The FDIC & the New Banking Crisis - Litigation Challenges Past, Present & Future." "With the vast wealth of...

New Legislation For Mortgage Brokering Activities - The Mortgage Brokerages, Lenders And Administrators Act, 2006 (Ontario).
The Mortgage Brokerages, Lenders and Administrators Act, 2006 (Ontario) (the "Current Act") came into effect on July 1, 2008, at which time the Mortgage Brokers Act (Ontario) (the "Previous Act") was repealed. Unlike the Previous Act, which had only one category of registration (mortgage broker), the Current Act has...

Urban farmer for hire: what if you could have your very own backyard farm--for the price of a weekly box of vegetables? Allison Arieff finds a new way to turn a forlorn patch into an edible Eden.
THIS IS THE STORY of two mortgage brokers. One gave me a half-percent less interest than I'd been paying on my home loan; the other gave me kohlrabi. But let me explain. There I was again, staring out the window at the bald patch of land in...