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WCS Lending Partners with Discovery Communications in their Employee Discount Program

BOCA RATON, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Stuart Shanefield, Vice President of Mortgage Banking at WCS Lending, has partnered with Discovery Communications to offer steeply discounted mortgage rates and fees to Discovery employees.

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Interthinx Second-Quarter Mortgage Fraud Risk Report Notes Shift in Mortgage Fraud Hot Spots; Adds Non-geographic Risk Profiling

AGOURA HILLS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Interthinx has released its second quarter 2011 Mortgage Fraud Risk Report, indicating that fraud risk has decreased significantly in the Chicago metro area. Miami now ranks among the riskiest MSAs.

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Interthinx Second-Quarter Mortgage Fraud Risk Report Notes Shift in Mortgage Fraud Hot Spots; Adds Non-geographic Risk Profiling

Home Lending Source Selects Advantage Systems’ Accounting for Mortgage Bankers

IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Advantage Systems, a provider of accounting and contract management tools for the mortgage and real estate industries, today announced that Miami-based Home Lending Source has selected its Accounting for Mortgage Bankers (AMB) system to support the lender’s mortgage accounting needs. Home Lending Source recently began a campaign to expand its geographic footprint through branching by attracting other lending companies and independent brokers. In order to grow, th

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ComplianceEase® Launches RESPA Auditor™ 2.0 in Response to Mortgage Industry’s Continuing Disclosure Challenges

BOCA RATON, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ComplianceEase® Launches RESPA Auditor™ in Response to Mortgage Industry’s Continuing Disclosure Challenges. New industry statistics reveal that centralized controls are necessary in order to comply.

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ComplianceEase® Launches RESPA Auditor™ 2.0 in Response to Mortgage Industry’s Continuing Disclosure Challenges

Reported Incidents of Mortgage Fraud Decrease According to LexisNexis® Mortgage Asset Research Institute

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Reported incidents of subscriber-verified mortgage fraud and misrepresentation by professionals in the mortgage industry in the U.S. have decreased from 2009 to 2010, according to a new report released today by the LexisNexis® Mortgage Asset Research Institute. Florida, ranked number one in 2009, is once again first place in the country for reported mortgage fraud and misrepresentation based on the Mortgage Asset Research Institute Fraud Index. Florida also has just ov

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Reported Incidents of Mortgage Fraud Decrease According to LexisNexis® Mortgage Asset Research Institute

Local Miami Lender, Embrace Home Loans, Celebrates One-Year Anniversary with Record Results

MIAMI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Embrace Home Loans’ Miami, Fla. office celebrates its one-year anniversary with record results, including more than $69 million in loans. Embrace Home Loans is a prominent leader in the mortgage industry and a direct lender for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, approved by FHA and VA, and an issuer for Ginnie Mae. With more than 30 years of mortgage lending experience, Gene Swindle, vice president of the Miami office, cites significant change in the Miami market over the last t

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Local Orlando Lender, Embrace Home Loans, Reports Record Results, Points to Signs of Housing Market Showing Improvement

ORLANDO, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Embrace Home Loans’ Orlando, Fla. office today reported record numbers for 2010. The lending team – which has been together for years – joined Embrace in early 2010, and credits its more than 275 years of combined experience in the mortgage lending industry, combined with Embrace’s best-in-class support structure, for its successful performance. Embrace Home Loans is a prominent leader in the mortgage industry and a direct lender for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, ap

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Anworth to Participate in Panel Discussion at Sterne Agee’s Financial Institutions Investor Conference

SANTA MONICA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation will participate in a panel discussion on mortgage REITs at Sterne Agee’s Financial Institutions Investor Conference on February 17, 2011 at 11:00 am ET/8:00 am PT.

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RATA Associates Provides Mortgage Lending Institutions With Competitive Analysis Capabilities Through the Availability of 2009 HMDA/CRA Data for…

LONGWOOD, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–RATA Associates, an industry-leading provider of Home Mortgage Disclosure (HMDA), Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and Fair Lending compliance software and geocoding services for financial institutions, announced availability of the 2009 HMDA/CRA Data for its Comply Peer-2-Peer™. Comply Peer-2-Peer is a web-based tool designed to help institutions gauge how their lending activities compare and rank with competitive institutions. Built on the same .NET technology

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RATA Associates Provides Mortgage Lending Institutions With Competitive Analysis Capabilities Through the Availability of 2009 HMDA/CRA Data for…

Fast-Changing Mortgage Foreclosure Landscape Prompts a Top Tampa Bay Law Firm to Urge Consumers to Learn Their Rights and Protect Themselves

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–With an end to the foreclosure moratorium by two of the nation’s largest mortgage lenders, property owners need to seek legal advice to plan their mortgage strategies and protect their futures.

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Fast-Changing Mortgage Foreclosure Landscape Prompts a Top Tampa Bay Law Firm to Urge Consumers to Learn Their Rights and Protect Themselves

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