Kate Berry

Last year's robo-signing scandals delayed tens of thousands of foreclosures in the 23 states where the process is handled in court. A new controversy could complicate foreclosures in the other 27 states.

Former Countrywide CEO Mozilo makes a rare public appearance; a secondary market is established for property tax liens; and more.

Home mortgage lending is off to a slow start this year, boding ill for the industry after volumes slid to a two-year low in December.

Some mortgage brokers must have wondered for a moment whether they were in a time warp when they received an e-mail Tuesday from their Bank of Internet USA account executive.

The MBA sues to void a regulatory interpretation entitling loan officers to overtime pay; N.Y. Fed wonders why consumers don't want adjustable-rate loans.

A ruling by Massachusetts' highest court rejected claims made by the banks that they, as securitization trustees, did not have to prove their authority to foreclose on two separate homes.

A ruling by Massachusetts' highest court rejected claims made by the banks that they, as securitization trustees, did not have to prove their authority to foreclose on two separate homes.

MetLife Bank, a unit of the New York insurance company MetLife Inc., has catapulted from relative obscurity in banking to become the seventh-largest depository and a contender in mortgages.

An observer of the put-back wars predicts more settlements between lenders and the GSEs; task force created to spot flaws in HAFA identifies a culprit: servicers.

It remains to be seen whether institutions that are in better financial shape than Bank of America and Ally Financial will accept olive branches from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Large banks could end up pocketing higher profit margins on residential mortgages this year because of a rule from the Federal Reserve that restricts the pay of brokers and loan officers.

Borrowers that call a hotline to have their loan-mod case reviewed are handed off to a nonprofit group created by a large mortgage servicer and largely funded by the industry.

Borrowers that call a hotline to have their loan-mod case reviewed are handed off to a nonprofit group created by a large mortgage servicer and largely funded by the industry.

FBR report: GSEs get asset dispositions right, banks do not; foreclosure filings fall in November; Moody's: 2011 should show extent of servicing problems.

Making loans for the Federal Housing Administration could become a higher-cost, but also higher-volume, business if an advocacy group succeeds in stamping out what is now a common industry practice.

The employee and lawyer who represented Countrywide in court "may be unaware of the complexity and requirements of the securitization process," the rating agency said.

Move Inc. has launched a website that helps match borrowers with Cornerstone Mortgage; Pentagon Federal is offering a hybrid ARM

To quell doubts about its mortgage unit's handling of documents, Bank of America Corp. is distancing itself from … itself.

The testimony in a New Jersey bankruptcy case could complicate foreclosures by Bank of America, which acquired Countrywide in 2008.

The testimony in a New Jersey bankruptcy case could complicate foreclosures by Bank of America, which acquired Countrywide in 2008.