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Funding Suite offers 100% FACT Act Compliance Solution
Cogent Road, Inc., today announced that its Funding Suite software application for mortgage originators now includes a fully automated FACT Act Compliance and Auditing solution. Mortgage originators using the solution will achieve 100% compliance without doing anything at all. 01/25/2005 // Cogent Road, Inc. by William DiPaolo

U.S. 2004 mortgage rate is second-lowest ever
U.S. 30-year mortgage rates averaged 5.84 percent in 2004, holding near last year's record low and helping drive home sales to all-time highs, Freddie Mac said. The average rate for a 30-year fixed ... 12/30/2004 // Boston Herald

Franklin Raines - fannie Mae
He's in the news!! 12/30/2004 // FNMA

Applications for U.S. home mortgages fell last week
Applications for U.S. home mortgages fell last week as refinancing activity slumped and mortgage rates were little changed, an industry group said on Wednesday. 12/30/2004 // Reuters

Franklin Raines - fannie Mae
He's in the news!! 12/30/2004 // FNMA

Applications for U.S. home mortgages fell last week
Applications for U.S. home mortgages fell last week as refinancing activity slumped and mortgage rates were little changed, an industry group said on Wednesday. 12/30/2004 // Reuters

Mortgage loan payments might pile up the risks
Will a bunch of baby boomers be stuck making a monthly mortgage payment -- plus paying down a home equity loan -- well into their retirement years? 12/29/2004 // Detroit Free Press

Mortgage Benefits Corp. Signs Global Mortgage, Inc. as Preferred Provider in The
Over 200 Branches to Join The Mortgage PPO™ 12/28/2004 // Global Net Branch Solutions by Joseph Schafer

US Bancorp Announces 25 Percent Increase in Dividend
U.S. Bancorp Announces 25 Percent Increase in Quarterly Common Stock Dividend and Authorizes New 150 Million Share Repurchase Program 12/21/2004 // U.S. Bancorp by Steve Dale

CommFlo Launches Flagship Product: Commercial Mortgage Management System (CMMS)(
the Commercial Mortgage Management System (CMMS)(TM). 12/20/2004 // CommFlo Corporation by Brent A. Craven

US Bank Enhances usbank.com to Make It Easy for Spanish-Speaking Individuals t
U.S. Bank has made it easier for Spanish speaking individuals to apply for checking or savings accounts online by making the applications available in Spanish at usbank.com/espanol. 12/20/2004 // U.S. Bank by Teri Charest

Olympia Funding Selects SalesCenter to Enhance Sales Lead Tracking and Increase
Leading Mortgage Company Chooses SFA Solution for Customization and Consultative Sales Approach 12/20/2004 // Olympia Funding

PMI Mortgage Insurance Co. Speeds Mortgage Underwriting With FileNet and Pyramid
FileNet Corporation , a leading provider of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions, and Pyramid Solutions, Inc., a FileNet ValueNet partner, jointly announced that PMI Mortgage Insurance Co. has deployed Pyramid Loan eXpeditor(TM) and FileNet Business Process Manager to help maximize the responsiveness of its contract underwriting services. 12/20/2004 // FileNet by Tom Hennessey

eBay to Acquire Rent.com
eBay, the World's Online Marketplace (Nasdaq:EBAY) (www.ebay.com), today announced that it has agreed to acquire privately held Rent.com (www.rent.com), a leading Internet listing website in the apartment and rental housing industry. 12/17/2004 // eBay

The Nations two largest mortgage processing companies have merged.
Bundled Broker Services, Inc has recently aquired Mortgage Processing Services,(MPS)and Mortgage Processing Centers, (MPC). 12/16/2004 // National Real Estate Processing Services by Bruce Gilbert

RANDI KAUFMAN NAMED INVESTMENT MANAGER BY THE HAMPSHIRE COMPANIES
The Hampshire Companies, a full-service, private real estate investment fund manager with equity in assets valued at over $1 billion, today announced the appointment of Randi Kaufman as Investment Manager for the firm’s recently closed Hampshire Partners Fund VI (Fund VI), a $235 million real estate discretionary investment fund. 12/16/2004 // The Hampshire Companies by Jason Ledder

Mortgage Credit News 12/15/2004
Mortgage rates are still close to 5.75%, but could not hold their lows. 12/15/2004 // Mortgage Credit News by Lou Barnes

Where Do You Want Your Sales Career To Take You?
What does it really take to be successful in sales? After a quarter of a century selling, managing salespeople, training salespeople, and delivering speeches and sessions to sales organizations, I have reached what appears to be a complex, but could be a surprisingly simple answer. And here it is. 12/15/2004 // The Brooks Group by Bill Brooks

Delta Financial Corporation Increases Warehouse Financing Capacity by $200 Milli
Reiterates 2004 Origination Guidance of More Than $2.5 Billion in Loans 12/15/2004 // Delta Financial

NovaStar Announces Innovative Job Counseling and Placement Service to Help Custo
NovaStar Financial, Inc., a residential mortgage lender and portfolio investor with more than $11 billion in loans under management, today announced that its loan origination and servicing unit, NovaStar Mortgage, Inc., has introduced an innovative new job counseling and placement service, LaunchPoint. 12/15/2004 // Novastar

e-NAMB University Adds New Online Reverse Mortgage Course
The National Association of Mortgage Brokers announces a new addition to its online e-NAMB University curriculum entitled “Reverse Mortgage Basics.” 12/15/2004 // National Asso of Mortgage Brokers by Karen Tyson

National Council of Exchangors December 2004
National Council of Exchangors is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the productivity of its members and to educating real estate professionals and non-real estate professionals to the benefits of real estate equity marketing or "exchanging" as it is usually called. 12/13/2004 // National Council of Exchangors by John Barta

Title First Agency restructures for growth in Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentuc
Title First Agency, a market-leading title insurance agency and real estate information company based in Columbus, OH with offices throughout Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, and West Virginia is restructuring its operations in the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area with an aggressive plan to more than double its regional production and, ultimately, to increase monthly orders by more than three times the current number by April, 2005. 12/11/2004 // Title First Agency by Kelly VanDenBerge

Opteum Financial Services Promises Borrowers a 'Five-Star Experience' or $500
Retail Division Launches $500 'Promise,' Reinforcing Commitment to Service in An Industry Consumers Say is Among the Worst 12/10/2004 // Opteum Financial Services by Jeffrey Peebles

Mortgage Credit News 12/10/2004
The bond rally (and hence, mortgage rally) that began last Friday has grown from short-term correction to something deeper and perhaps more durable. 12/10/2004 // Mortgage Credit News by Lou Barnes

Beanstalk Networks upgrades network operations, expands home office space
Beanstalk Networks® announced that it has successfully relocated its entire operations—including its data center and corporate offices—to an expanded facility also in West Palm Beach. 12/10/2004 // Beanstalk Networks by Frank Bocchino

Global survey shows data quality a key issue for risk management
Global survey shows: Basel II driving IT investments Financial industry regards data quality as a key issue for risk management 12/05/2004 // AIM Software GmbH by Gerlinde Pachinger

Real Time Consultants announce a 100% stock transfer
Real Time Consultants, Inc., a Full Service Information Technologies Firm, is proud to announce a 100% stock transfer of ownership effective July 1, 2004. This change is the first in the Firm's 24-year history. Real Time's new ownership team, John Iaccarino, James Bohlin and Michael van Pelt, have each been senior managers with the Firm for more than 16 years. 12/01/2004 // Real Time Consultants, Inc. by Michelle Zimmerman

US Bank selects Entyre to provide their Mortgage Document Closing Solution
Entyre, a nationwide provider of Web-based mortgage closing documents and U.S. Bancorp, the 6th largest financial services holding company in the United States, jointly announced today a new strategic alliance. 12/01/2004 // Entyre Doc Prep, Inc. by Information

Informative Research and LenderLive Partner
Informative Research and LenderLive Partner to Provide Complete Mortgage Solution from Pre-Approval to Post-Loan Closing 12/01/2004 // Informative Research by Sarah Ross

WowFriends announces first mobile social networking solution
WowFriends announced today the launch of WowFriends Mobile, the first mobile social networking solution, that is free to use anytime, anywhere, with no setup fees, or hidden costs. 12/01/2004 // WowGao Inc by Media Relation Department

People's Choice Award Winner
Interdean.Interconex second time winner of People's Choice at Cendant Mobility GlobalNet® conference 11/19/2004 // Interdean.Interconex

FIRST HALLMARK MORTGAGE CORPORATION NAMED LENDER OF CHOICE
First Hallmark Mortgage Corporation, a mortgage lending institution based in Somerset, New Jersey, has been named the lender of choice by the National Police Defense Foundation. 11/19/2004 // First Hallmark Mortgage Corporation

Plans Major Servicing Operations Expansion in Illinois
Ameriquest and its affiliate, Argent Mortgage, announce sublease of 300,000-square-foot Windy Point II office building in Schaumburg. Expansion to create 2,100 new jobs 11/19/2004 // AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY

The Power of Permission Based Prospecting
If you’re like me I prefer to look for products, shop for suppliers and make buying decisions when I am inclined toward having a need, interest or desire to do so. 11/19/2004 // Bill Brooks

California Commercial Loan Delinquency Ratio Shows Improvement
Sixteen of Eighteen Companies Report No Delinquencies - 11/19/2004 // California Mortgage Bankers Association

"Perfect Storm" of Policy Decisions Potentially Threatens the Option Declaring P
It may be the most frequently enacted legislation in America – that is, the law of unintended consequences. 11/19/2004 // Coalition for Responsible Credit Practices

RMA Counterparty Credit Risk Study Identifies Best Practices
More market risk studies are planned; RMA encourages wider participation from institutions. 11/18/2004 // RMA Kathleen M. Beans

OpenClose MTG launches Origination PLUS, eliminates the need for PC-based loan o
New module provides Web-based digital forms, verifications, and disclosures. 11/18/2004 // OpenClose Mortgage by Frank

New Web-based Credit Ordering System Launched by Informative Research
Permission-based Features Bring New Ease and Greater Options to Loan Originators and Processors 11/18/2004 // Informative Research by Sarah Ross

Applied Financial Technology Hires Christensen To Market Proven Mortgage Prepaym
Mortgage Industry Veteran Joins Leading Prepayment Risk Provider 11/15/2004 // Applied Financial Technology by Liz Hall

Fannie Mae considers offering 40-year mortgage
Fannie Mae is engaged in a pilot program with select credit unions that could eventually make the product more widely available if Fannie considers adding this .. 11/10/2004 // Detroit News

Fannie Mae Expands Eligibility for Manufactured Housing Mortgages ...
able to purchase a manufactured home with a five percent down payment on a 30-year mortgage under new eligibility standards announced today by Fannie Mae (NYSE ... 11/10/2004 // Yahoo

Myers Partners with iHomefinder to Provide IDX/MLS Search; Solution Enables Agen
Myers Internet, Inc., a leading provider of technology and marketing solutions to the real estate industry, announced today at the 2004 National Association of Realtors convention, that it has partnered with iHomefinder to provide Premium IDX/MLS search capability on their web sites. 11/08/2004 // Myers Internet

Commercial condos are alternative
A Mill Valley company is pioneering the revival of a once-overlooked style of commercial office complex, and a San Rafael project is reaping the rewards of the development trend. 11/08/2004 // Marin Independent Journal

Home Loan Funder Inc. Establishes New Mortgage Presence
Home Loan Funder Inc. welcomes brokers, agents and clients to take advantage of the most aggress lending programs to hit the industry. [PRWEB Nov 5, 2004] 11/08/2004 // PR Web

Countrywide Forecasts Fallout
Countrywide Financial Corp. executives on Wednesday issued a broad earnings forecast for 2005 and said there could be some fallout from the troubles at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during President George W. Bush's second term. 11/08/2004 // Builder Online

Holidays mean a slowdown in housing market
PASADENA -- When the holiday season arrives, home buyers, well, go home. Even in another banner year for the California housing market, in which home prices across the state have soared to record highs, there must be a slow season. By one indication, it's just beginning. 11/08/2004 // Whittier Daily news

Freddie Mac announces pilot program in Texas
Freddie Mac and the National Association of Mortgage Brokers are launching a three-state pilot consumer credit education initiative managed by NAMB affiliate state organizations in Texas, California and Florida, Freddie Mac said Monday. 11/08/2004 // FHLMC

QuestSoft and MortgageFlex Form Strategic Alliance for Compliance Solutions
QuestSoft, a premier provider of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act and Community Reinvestment Act compliance solutions and geocoding services, and MortgageFlex Systems, Inc. , a provider of integrated mortgage automation software, announced today a strategic alliance that enables MortgageFlex's LoanQuest Suite users to move more efficiently through the geocoding and HMDA process with QuestSoft's XML 11/08/2004 // QuestSoft

Loan origination supporting Column's success
When Column Financial Inc. began operations 11 years ago as a commercial real estate loan originator, it was a new company in a relatively new business. Despite two ownership changes and increased competition from traditional lenders, the company is thriving -- adding employees and new programs as it increases its production by 40 percent this year. 11/08/2004 // Column Financial

Real estate prices rising again!
Real estate prices across most parts of India are rising and unlike 1996 the boom could be for real this time, says Surajeet Das Gupta. 11/08/2004 // Rediff

Inflation fears may spark Fed interest-rate hike
Stocks are surging, businesses appear to be hiring again, and a pro-business administration is about to start a second term in the White House. What could Wall Street possibly be worried about? 11/08/2004 // AP

Popularity of interest-only loans grows
No money down, interest-only payments until...." Sound like a sales pitch for a used car? It's actually the terms of a home loan, an offer that provides buyers with what at first glance seems like a magical key into the most expensive housing market in history. 11/08/2004 // The Reporter

Risky business - Americans are taking on greater burdens
Assuming economic and financial risk has long been an integral part of most people's lives. If President Bush gets his way, people will soon have to take on even more risk. 11/08/2004 // CBS MarketWatch by Dr. Irwin Kellner

Fed Likely to Raise Interest Rate
Stocks are surging, businesses appear to be hiring again, and a pro-business administration is about to start a second term in the White House. What could Wall Street possibly be worried about? Inflation. The Federal Reserve meets this week to discuss the economy and likely raise its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point to 2 percent. 11/08/2004 // AP by MR MICHAEL J. MARTINEZ

United Financial Mortgage Corp. Announces New Slogan; Launches Redesigned Web Si
Company's New Slogan - Leading America Home - United Financial Mortgage Corp. (Amex: UFM) (or the "Company") today announced that the Company has released a new slogan for its residential lending business, Leading America Home. 11/08/2004 // United Financial Mortgage

NAR Survey Confirms First-Time Buyers are Fueling the Housing Market
A large pool of first-time homebuyers, who account for four out of 10 home purchases, provide liquidity to the housing market and make it easier for existing owners to trade up or trade down, according to a new survey of home buyers and sellers released today by the National Association of Realtors(R). 11/07/2004 // National Association of Realtors

ForSaleByOwner.com Expands Into Retail Channel With Do-It-Yourself Leader Big Ha
In a deal that will give thousands of do-it-yourselfers the tools to buy and sell real estate without paying a broker's commission, ForSaleByOwner.com today launched an alliance with Big Hammer, a leading software development company specifically targeted to the DIY market. 11/05/2004 // ForSaleByOwner

Team One Mortgage Services, Inc. Cuts Average Mortgage Closing Time by More Than
Equus Resources, Inc. announced today that its operating subsidiary, Team One Mortgage Services, Inc. has revolutionized the mortgage industry by being able to reduce the closing time on the average mortgage loan by over 50%. 11/05/2004 // Team One Mortgage

Stock markets move higher on broad and solid U.S. employment report
Major U.S. job creation in October had a muted effect on stock markets Friday morning. 11/05/2004 // Story

Dollar Climbs Broadly After U.S. Jobs Data
The dollar firmed swiftly across the board on Friday, after the influential U.S. October employment report signaled a more robust labor market than expected. 11/05/2004 // Yahoo

VMP Mortgage Solutions Participates With Dynatek Loyalty Program
VMP Mortgage Solutions, Inc., a Bankers Systems, Inc. company, and Dynatek, Inc. today announced that VMP Mortgage Solutions will participate in Dynatek's Customer Loyalty Program. Effective through December 31, 2004, Dynatek is offering a special program to its existing client base that honors the number of years they have been Dynatek customers. 11/05/2004 // VMP Mortgage

ITLA Capital Corporation Reports Quarterly Earnings for the Third Quarter Ended
ITLA Capital Corporation (Nasdaq: ITLA) today reported net income for the third quarter of 2004, primarily resulting from the operations of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Imperial Capital Bank (the Bank) and Imperial Capital Real Estate Investment Trust (the REIT) of $5.5 million or $0.86 per diluted share compared to $5.4 million or $0.83 per 11/05/2004 // ITLA Capital

InterFirstlink Offers Community Banks IKON's Digital Express(R)
Online Print Center Supports Community Banks' Direct Mail, Marketing Campaigns 11/05/2004 // InterFirstLink

NAMB Comments on HUD Final Rule Regarding GSE Affordable Housing Goals
Rule Could Increase Insurance Premiums for American Consumers 11/05/2004 // National Asso of Mortgage Brokers

MortgageTree Lending Spreads Its Roots Into Massachusetts, Connecticut
MortgageTree Lending, a rapidly growing national mortgage banking company, has received approval from the Massachusetts Division of Banks to operate in the state of Massachusetts, and from the State of Connecticut Department of Banking to begin operations in Connecticut. 11/05/2004 // LendingTree

Home Loan Funder Inc. Establishes New Mortgage Presence
Home Loan Funder Inc. welcomes brokers, agents and clients to take advantage of the most aggress lending programs to hit the industry. 11/05/2004 // Home Loan Funder

Electric Mobility Selects GHR Systems to Streamline Credit Origination Process
GHR Systems, Inc., a leading provider of lending automation technology, announced today that it has been selected to provide a comprehensive credit origination process solution to Electric Mobility Corporation, a world leader in products and services that improve the quality of life for the mobility impaired, including the best-selling Rascal Scooter. 11/05/2004 // GHR Systems by Tricia Schafer-Petrecz

EverBank starts commercial real estate lending division
Jacksonville-based EverBank has formed a commercial real estate lending division to serve the small-balance real estate market nationally. The division will offer commercial loans from $500,000 to $5 million. 11/05/2004 // EverBank

US - New Home Sales (Sep, 2004)
The number of newly constructed homes with a committed sale during the month. The level of new home sales indicates housing market trends. This provides a gauge of not only the demand for housing, but the economic momentum. 11/05/2004 // Forbes

Myers releases next generation web sites for real estate agents
Show Special Priced at just $1/day 11/05/2004 // Myers Internet by Warren H. Myer

Dollar Volume for Loan Requests up 53% Last Year, Cambridge Says
Cambridge Realty Capital Companies reports that the dollar volume for loan origination requests reviewed by the company climbed 53 percent in 2003, from $3.1 billion in 2002 to $4.7 billion a year later. 11/05/2004 // Cambridge Capital

Little lenders offer relief
HOME loan borrowers can give themselves an interest rate cut if the Reserve Bank keeps rates on hold at Tuesday's meeting. Several non-bank lenders offer variable interest rates of a full percentage point less than the average big bank rate of 7.07 per cent. 11/05/2004 // Herald Sun

National Notary Association Issues Consumer Tips to Protect Against Mortgage Fra
FBI and NNA collaborate on the heels of FBI warning that mortgage fraud has become "epidemic" 11/05/2004 // Weber Shandwick Worldwide by Ted O. Mills

Tips to avoid last-minute closing costs
In the mortgage business, a promise is just a promise, not a guarantee. Brokers and lenders can tell you anything they want -- and even put it in writing -- then turn around and say, "Oh well, things changed. You owe 9 percent interest instead of 7 percent." 11/04/2004 // Bankrate

Falling Mortgage Rates Boost Interest in Refinancing
Homeowners who thought they missed the opportunity to refinance their mortgage at some of the most attractive interest rates in four decades are getting another chance. 11/04/2004 // BuilderOnLine

Mortgage Applications Climb Last Week
New applications for U.S. home loans rose last week, even as 30-year mortgage rates increased from the previous week, an industry group said on Wednesday. 11/04/2004 // Reuters

Dorado Wins Mortgage Technology Magazine's 2004 Market Bridge Award
Dorado Corporation, the leader in mission-critical, on-demand solutions for home lending, and First Horizon Home Loan Corporation today announced that Dorado has won the Mortgage Technology Magazine Market Bridge Award. 11/04/2004 // Dorado

Bush Wins!
Review the press on Kerry's loss 11/04/2004 // Yahoo

Mortgage Applications Climb Last Week
New applications for U.S. home loans rose last week, even as 30-year mortgage rates increased from the previous week, an industry group said on Wednesday. 11/04/2004 // Reuters

Kerry Loses!
Review the press on Kerry's loss 11/04/2004 // Yahoo

OpenClose MTG launches Origination PLUS, eliminates the need for PC-based loan o
New module provides Web-based digital forms, verifications, and disclosures. 11/03/2004 // OpenClose MTG by Frank Bocchino

US Bank Customers Receive Checking That Pays Cash in November
U.S. Bank will pay its Checking That Pays(R) Cash Bonus Visa(R) Check Card customers more than $23 million in annual cash rebates for 2004. 11/03/2004 // U.S. Bank by Teri Charest

GALA RESOURCES BOOSTS LOAN VOLUME BY 83 PERCENT IN THIRD QUARTER
Short-term lender reports $42 million in transactions 11/03/2004 // Gala Resources by Stacey Eckstein Gosman

Deciding to remodel or move
Obviously, a computer's advice has to be taken with a dose of skepticism. The calculator does not let the user modify factors such as the interest rate on any new mortgage. 11/03/2004 // Knight Ridder by Jeff Brown

Mortgage Credit News 10/30/2004
Freddie Mac yesterday announced a new six-month low for mortgages, 5.64% plus .7% fee, and the news was true when Freddie took its survey early this week. 11/03/2004 // Mortgage Credit News by Lou Barnes

Financials seen higher on apparent Bush win
President George W. Bush's apparent election victory would be a boon to some brokers and banks, financial industry analysts said early Wednesday, but it could spell trouble for such government-sponsored lenders as Fannie Mae. 11/03/2004 // Story CBS

New TruApp Can Potentially Reduce Mortgage Fraud Losses 40% Or More
An Internet-based fraud tool launched this fall by TruApp(TM), Inc. can potentially reduce mortgage fraud losses by 40% or more, proven by tests run on real-world files known to contain fraudulent information. 11/03/2004 // Story Business wire

EasyLink Features New Mortgage Document Processing Solutions at the 91st Annual
A leading global provider of services that power the exchange of information between enterprises and their customers, today announced its participation in the 91st annual Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Convention and Exhibition taking place this week in San Francisco, California 11/03/2004 // EasyLink

Industry Group Promotes eMortgage Adoption
A group of leading mortgage lenders and solution providers, including Silanis Technology, announced today the official launch of an initiative to educate lenders about the benefits of adopting eMortgage technology. eMortgages Today is dedicated to leveraging industry standards and proven technology to assist lenders in realizing the abundance of time and cost savings inherent with eMortgages. 11/03/2004 // eMortgages Today

FSA takes over mortgage regulation
Changes surrounding the way mortgages are regulated came into force yesterday, as the City watchdog the Financial Services Authority (FSA) took over responsibility for the regulation of mortgage lending, administration, advice and the arranging of home loans. 11/03/2004 // FSA

Tips to avoid last-minute closing costs
In the mortgage business, a promise is just a promise, not a guarantee. Brokers and lenders can tell you anything they want -- and even put it in writing -- then turn around and say, "Oh well, things changed. You owe 9 percent interest instead of 7 percent." 11/03/2004 // Bankrate

One of World’s Largest Banking Projects Reaches Milestone
SBI has now gone live with its new BANCS® core banking solution in approximately 250 key branches SBI chairman, Mr A. K. Purwar, announced at a press conference in Mumbai today. 11/03/2004 // Financial Network Services Pty Ltd by David Petrikas

EverBank Selects Dorado to Automate Home Equity Origination in Consumer Direct C
Dorado ChannelMaster and SourceMaster Home Equity Solution Enables Top-tier Lender to Close HELOCs in 4-5 Days 11/03/2004 // Dorado Corporation by Melinda Mattei

LoanCity Expands Loan Product Line; Adds Non-prime Specialty Solutions
Company Provides Mortgage Brokers With Flexible Solutions to Fund More Loans 11/03/2004 // LoanCity by Liza De Paiva

THE BOULDER GROUP LAUNCHES BOULDER NET LEASE FUNDS, LLC
Boulder Net Lease Funds, LLC, a real estate investment fund company, was launched, as in independent entity, by the principals of The Boulder Group, an affiliated company specializing in net leased investment real estate brokerage and finance. 11/03/2004 // Boulder Net Lease Funds, LLC by Jeffrey S. Rothbart

What Does it Take to be a Top Firm Administrator Today
It always has been a little perplexing to figure out what exactly makes a top-notch Firm Administrator. 11/03/2004 // Well-Run Concepts by Jennifer C. Selland

Ameriquest Mortgage Company Teams Up with the Seattle Seahawks
Ameriquest Mortgage Company and the Seattle Seahawks today announced a partnership establishing Ameriquest as a proud sponsor of the NFC West football team. 11/03/2004 // Gladstone International by Erin Davern

Real Estate Media Acquires California's Real Estate Conference Group
Real Estate Media, Inc., the leading provider of commercial real estate news and information, today announced that it has acquired Real Estate Conference Group, a privately held company based in Los Angeles, CA. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. 11/03/2004 // Real Estate Media by Lee Feldman

National Council of Exchangors November 1, 2004
National Council of Exchangors is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the productivity of its members and to educating real estate professionals and non-real estate professionals to the benefits of real estate equity marketing or "exchanging" as it is usually called. 11/03/2004 // National Council of Exchangors by John Barta

Fair Isaac Provides Next-Generation Mortgage Underwriting Solutions
Fair Isaac Enterprise Decision Manager System Provides Foundation for Next-Generation Mortgage Underwriting Solutions Highly Configurable Platform Showcased at Mortgage Bankers Association's Annual Convention and Expo 11/03/2004 // Fair Isaac by Megan Forrester

OpenClose MTG launches Origination PLUS, eliminates the need for PC-based loan o
New module provides Web-based digital forms, verifications, and disclosures. 11/03/2004 // OpenClose MTG by Frank Bocchino

MORTGAGEIT HOLDINGS NAMES GLENN J. MOURIDY AS PRESIDENT, CFO
Company Strengthens Finance Executive Teams at REIT and Mortgage Banking Subsidiary MortgageIT Holdings, Inc., a residential mortgage company organized as a real estate investment trust, today announced the appointment of mortgage industry executive Glenn J. Mouridy to the positions of President and Chief Financial Officer. 11/03/2004 // Brainerd Communicators, Inc. by Joseph LoBello

Regulators Provide Timely Advice On Overdraft Programs
Federal Brochure Could Save Consumers Headaches... and Dollars, Says JMFA Consultant 11/03/2004 // KIRK PUBLIC RELATIONS by Preston F. Kirk

Prime Group Realty Trust Agrees to Sell the Company
Prime Group Realty Trust Signs Definitive Agreement to Sell the Company for $6.70 Per Common Share 11/03/2004 // Prime Group Realty Trust by Jeffrey A. Patterson

THIRD QUARTER LOAN ORIGINATION REQUESTS UP SHARPLY IN 2004
Cambridge Realty Capital Companies reports reviewing 66 loan origination requests totaling $652.2 million during the third quarter of 2004, a substantial jump over the same quarter last year when the dollar volume for reviewed origination requests reached $410.5 million. 11/03/2004 // Cambridge Realty Capital by Karlene Holleman

Online Wholesale Mortgage Lending: The Mortgage Megachannel
One of the predictions in the mortgage sector during the Internet boom of the 1990s was that business-to-business (B2B) exchanges would replace high-cost independent mortgage brokers in the mortgage distribution chain.. 11/03/2004 // TowerGroup by Faye Nikolaidis

Heritage Capital Credit Corporation Signs Correspondent Brokers
Heritage Capital Credit Corporation has begun engaging Correspondent Brokers who will work with the Company to increase its presence in the business communities at large. 11/03/2004 // Heritage Capital Credit Corporation by Johanna W Daye

GATORS(R) Unit of Fiserv Lending Solutions Introduces On-line Title Abstracting
GatorSearch to streamline title examination process for GATORS(R) users and improve service times to mortgage lenders using title companies with GATORSystems. 11/03/2004 // Fiserv Lending Solutions by Brian Rieger

Sovereign Bancorp. Chooses ARC Systems' Automated Technology for CorrespondentLe
Bank's First AU Engine Will Meet New Pressure on Correspondents to Turn Loans More Quickly 11/03/2004 // ARC Systems by Michael Perna

Loan Protector's Year Marked by Record Growth and Industry Standards Certificati
MBA Annual Conference & Expo
Loan Protector Insurance Services, a leading independent outsourcer of customized mortgage insurance tracking and verification programs, today announced at the MBA annual conference record company growth due to several successful initiatives. The company has implemented new systems and procedures, including product enhancements, strategic interfaces, expanded offices and call centers that have furthered its development. 11/03/2004 // Loan Protector by Anna Milner

Veros and Bradford Technologies Partner to Expand Collateral Valuation Solutions
Veros and Bradford Technologies Partner to Expand Collateral Valuation Solutions for Mortgage Lending Industry; Veros Integrates VeroVALUE AVM into ClickFORMS Appraisal Software 11/03/2004 // Veros Real Estate Solutions by Tina Shilling

Foreclosures.com: Foreclosures Persist in New York City
California based Foreclosures.com, a real estate investment advisory firm specializing in distressed property, reported today that foreclosure activity, while down from the epidemic levels of 2003, is still a source of concern in New York City's middle class boroughs. 11/03/2004 // Foreclosures.com by Alexis McGee

Global Home Loans Recognized as an Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Company
With four year average annual sales growth of 225 percent Melville, NY-based Lender earns ranking as one of America's fasting growing 11/03/2004 // Global Home Loans and Finance by Ryan Clancy

LION Launches New Mortgage Technology Productivity Suite
Streamlines Marketing, Pricing, Delivery and Sale of Mortgage Loans 11/03/2004 // LION, Inc. by David Stedman

AIG Announces Launch of New Equipment Finance and Leasing Company
American International Group, Inc. today announced the formation and launch of AIG Commercial Equipment Finance, Inc., a new equipment finance and leasing company headquartered in Plano, Texas. AIG CEF, a member company of American International Group, Inc., will provide equipment lending and leasing services to mid-size and large commercial enterprises throughout the United States, Canada and other selected international markets. 11/03/2004 // American International Group, Inc. by Andrew Silver

Insights 2004: An Industry Success
Disaster Kleenup International, Inc., North America's leading network of quality, independent property damage restoration contractors, recently hosted its 11th annual conference, Insights 2004. 11/03/2004 // Disaster Kleenup International, Inc. by Stacy Walsh

An Industry-Leading, Intelligent, Comprehensive Automated Compliance System
ComplianceEase Enhances Product Offerings to Provide Industry's First Automated Solution for True One-Stop Mortgage Compliance 11/03/2004 // LogicEase Solutions Inc. by Nina Travinsky

Company marries corporate values with technology implementation
Global Home Loans and Finance Drives Optimum Business Practices with Integration of Innovative Technology and Corporate Culture 11/03/2004 // Global Home Loans and Finance by Tara Tuschinski

Tenth Farm Credit District Reports Record Loan Volume
The Tenth Farm Credit District has passed the $8 billion mark in loan volume for the first time in the rural financing organization’s 88-year history. 11/03/2004 // Tenth Farm Credit District by Wally Hinkle

Fannie Mae hit with 2 suits over accounting
Two groups of investors sued Fannie Mae on Tuesday for allegedly misrepresenting the mortgage giant's financial statements. 11/02/2004 // FNMA

MBAA Annual Convention
See who's coming.... 11/01/2004 // MBAA

Freddie Mac chief cautious on reform
Reform of government sponsored housing lenders Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae should focus on strengthening the companies and ensuring their roles in the country's housing market, Freddie's chairman and CEO said Thursday. 11/01/2004 // FHLMC

U.S. Bank Home Mortgage President Named to Mortgage Bankers Association Board
Dan Arrigoni, president and chief executive officer of U.S. Bank Home Mortgage, has been named to the 2005 Board of irectors for the National Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The first meeting of the 2005 Board of Directors is October 27 at the Annual MBA Conference in San Francisco. 11/01/2004 // US Bank

National Notary Association to Protect Against Mortgage Fraud
FBI and NNA collaborate on the heels of FBI warning that mortgage fraud has become "epidemic" 11/01/2004 // Weber Shandwick Worldwide by Ted O. Mills

SMI Introduces eQuick(SM) Policy for Junior Lien Mortgage Loans
Stewart Mortgage Information (SMI) announces the Stewart Master Residential Junior Loan Policy known as eQuick(SM), designed to provide lenders with a lower-cost ALTA title insurance product providing limited coverage for junior lien mortgage loans. 11/01/2004 // Stewart Mortgage Information by Ted C. Jones

Apgar Joins Cuomo on AMCO’s Advisory Board
William C. Apgar, former Commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and currently Senior Scholar at the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, has been appointed to AMCO’s Advisory Board. 11/01/2004 // AMCO by Ceil Cohen

INDYMAC BANK ANNOUNCES NEW B2B SPANISH WEB SITE
IndyMac Bancorp, Inc. announces their new Spanish B2B microsite, Zona Hipotecaria , specifically designed to provide their bilingual broker, mortgage bank and financial institutions customers with a resource for mortgage product and marketing information in Spanish, enabling them to easily explain IndyMac product features and services to their own Spanish speaking consumers. 10/29/2004 // IndyMac Bank by Ondar Tarlow

Rosenvick announces release of Relationship Partnership Manager (RPM)
Rosenvick, Inc., Makers of AspireGold, has announced the release of Relationship Partnership Manager (RPM), an add-on product to AspireGold. RPM is the first and only software program to offer mortgage professionals an easy way to create "transactional relationships" (link borrower records with transaction party records) in GoldMine. 10/26/2004 // Rosenvick, Inc. by Info

Algorithmic Trading and Direct Market Access
December 8, 2004 - New York City 10/26/2004 // Advanced Execution Strategies by Register

Conestoga Small Cap Fund Receives NASDAQ Ticker Symbol (CCASX)
Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC, an independent investment advisory firm specializing in the management of small cap equities, has been notified that the open-ended Conestoga Small Cap Fund has been granted the ticker symbol CCASX by the NASDAQ Stock Exchange. 10/26/2004 // Conestoga Capital Advisors by Joseph Mitchell

Hanover Capital Mortgage Holdings Appoints Irma N. Tavares Chief Operating Offic
Hanover Capital Mortgage Holdings, Inc. (AMEX:HCM) announced that Irma N. Tavares was appointed Chief Operating Officer, effective today. 10/26/2004 // Hanover Capital Mortgage Holdings, Inc. by J. Holly Loux

Document Processing eMortgage Studio Powers Electronic Closings
Document Processing Systems eMortgage Studio Powers Fully Paperless, Electronically Registered Closings Mortgage Technology Firm Launches First Commercially Available, Reproducible, Online Closing and Digital Signature System 10/26/2004 // Document Processing Systems, Inc. by Kelly P. Kroll

Stewart and Silanis Launch eClosingRoom(TM) at MBA Conference
First Electronic Closing Application Fully Integrated Into Online Transaction Management System 10/26/2004 // Stewart Information Services Corp. by Ted C. Jones

INDYMAC BANK'S* QUICKPRICER* PROGRAM NOW OFFERS MULTIPLE PRODUCTS FUNCTIONALITY
IndyMac Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: NDE) ("IndyMac*") announces today that customers can now select multiple loan products when submitting a pre-qualification through QuickPricer, IndyMac's award-winning online pre-qualification, pricing and ratelocking platform. 10/26/2004 // IndyMac Bank by Ondar Tarlow

IR Announces Site at Credit Reporting and Scoring Seminar
Informative Research Launches myMortgageCredit.com to Educate Consumers and Provide a Resource for Loan Originators 10/26/2004 // Informative Research by Sarah Ross

AMCO Introduces eValu PlusSM
eValu PlusSM was created to provide lenders with far more certainty as to whether an upgrade makes sense, while operating fully within USPAP standards and FIRREA regulations. 10/26/2004 // AMCO by Ceil Cohen

Mortgage Credit News 10/22/2004
Long-term Treasury rates broke 4.00% this week (barely: 3.98-.99), which dragged 30-year mortgages to a six-month low: 5.69% with a modest "origination" fee, as reported by Freddie Mac, its time-lagged survey correct for once. 10/26/2004 // Mortgage Credit News by Lou Barnes

GATORS(R) Unit of Fiserv Lending Solutions Introduces On-line Title Abstracting
GatorSearch to streamline title examination process for GATORS(R) users and improve service times to mortgage lenders using title companies with GATORSystems 10/26/2004 // Fiserv Lending Solutions by Brian Rieger

MORTGAGEIT APPOINTS JACK RADIN SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT CAPITAL MARKETS
Taps 24-year mortgage finance veteran to manage capital markets activities for growing national mortgage lender 10/26/2004 // Brainerd Communicators, Inc by Joseph LoBello

National Council of Exchangors October 25, 2004
National Council of Exchangors is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the productivity of its members and to educating real estate professionals and non-real estate professionals to the benefits of real estate equity marketing or "exchanging" as it is usually called. 10/26/2004 // National Council of Exchangors by John Barta

Bank's First AU Engine Will Meet New Pressure on Correspondents to Turn Loans Mo
ARC Systems of Austin, Texas, a leading mortgage automation provider, has reached an agreement with Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. , headquartered in Philadelphia, to automate their decisioning on purchases of closed loans by Sovereign Finance Company on a bulk and flow basis. 10/26/2004 // ARC Systems by Michael Perna

ABN AMRO Mortgage Group 3rd Qrt Production Approaches $12 Billion
ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc. (AAMG), one of the nation's largest mortgage lenders, today released its third quarter production figures as well as production for the month ended September 30, 2004, for all of its production divisions. 10/26/2004 // ABN AMRO Mortgage Group by Jennifer Cornell

NFL PARTNERS WITH AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY
AS OFFICIAL MORTGAGE COMPANY SPONSOR OF THE NFL, AMERIQUEST SPONSORS MULTIPLE EVENTS, INCLUDING SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOW, PRO BOWL BALLOTING AND “NFL OPENING KICKOFF” 10/25/2004 // AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY by Byron de Arakel

ONLINE APPLICATIONS SPEED DECISIONS AT CAMBRIDGE
If youre a senior housing / healthcare property owner, broker or consultant who is in the market for a loan but would rather dispense with small talk, this idea from Cambridge Realty Capital Companies might appeal to you: 10/25/2004 // Cambridge Realty Capital by Karlene Holleman

HSA Trustee Services Announces Turn-Key HSA Setup Solution for Credit Unions and
With open enrollment season here, there are plenty of companies starting to offer high deductible health plans (HDHP) to their employees. The problem is their HR departments are not working with their credit unions or local banks to see if they could be the trustee for these accounts. 10/25/2004 // HSA Trustee Services by Timothy Morales

Second Annual Workshop Reconciliations and Exception Management
Reconciliations and exception management continue to pose some of the greatest challenges to efficient processing, and are considered leading obstacles to STP. At this workshop you will hear the challenges that are faced by all segments of the financial services industry, as well as practical industry-tested solutions. 10/25/2004 // Securities Operations Forum by Lee Titone

INDYMAC BANK NOW A PREFERRED LENDER ON BYTE LOAN ORIGINATION SYSTEM.
IndyMac Bancorp, Inc. announced today that all IndyMac customers using BYTE* loan origination software (LOS) now have the option to upload loan data from BYTE directly to QuickPricer* and e-MITS*, IndyMac's online loan pricing and decisioning platform. 10/19/2004 // IndyMac Bank by ONDAR TARLOW

Lenders First Choice Title Available as Media Resource
Mortgage Industry's Number One Title Insurance and Settlement Advocate Available as Media Resource Bill Moody of Lenders First Choice available to provide comment and insight on industry issues, including e-Mortgage, alternative title products, and hot mortgage products 10/19/2004 // Lenders First Choice by Bill Moody

New International Cash Transfer Tool Provides Speed, Savings, and Security
Wilson Ramirez of Queens, New York could not believe his ears. His mother in the Dominican Republic had already received the money he sent her just a few minutes ago – without having to leave her home! He had simply transferred money from his WMO Global One card to the card he had sent her, using the telephone, and her account was credited with the money almost immediately. 10/19/2004 // World Market One LLC by Randy Hines

Fannie Mae: Rogue Entity?, Asks CCAGW
Fannie Execs Defied Standard Accounting Principles in Order to Hit Bonus Bonanza 10/19/2004 // Council for Citizens Against Government Waste by Mark Carpenter

For many retirees, Intra-Family Mortgages offer a high-yield alternative.
Smart Retirement Investing: Intra-Family Mortgages Offer a High-Yield Alternative 10/19/2004 // CircleLending by Craig Venezia

INTEREST RATE DIRECTION CHANGE BODES WELL FOR BORROWERS
Senior housing / healthcare borrowers who did not take advantage of low interest rates earlier this year have been granted a reprieve. 10/19/2004 // Cambridge Realty Capital by Karlene Holleman

RMA and PRMIA to Present Annual Conference on Capital Management
The Risk Management Association (RMA) and the Professional Risk Managers' International Association (PRMIA) will present the Annual Conference on Capital Management in New York, November 9-10, at the New York Sheraton Hotel and Towers. 10/19/2004 // RMA by Kathleen M. Beans

Major Breakthrough in Real Estate Buyer Broker Transactions
The Flatbush Real Estate Board will announce a way to facilitate a real estate buyer to use a buyer s broker to which previously was difficult, if not impossible at a special meeting sponsored by the Flatbush Real Estate Board at the Flatbush Council Building, 3915 Flatlands Avenue, at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sep. 29, 2004. 10/19/2004 // AGA Capital by David Rubin

GoECart.com Partners with GeoTrust for Web Security
On-Demand e-Commerce Solution Provider Teams with Leading Managed Services Certificate Authority to Offer SSL Certificates for Secure Transactions 10/19/2004 // GOECART SHOPPING CART SOFTWARE by Manish Chowdhary

Buying a Foreclosure Property Below Market Value: Five Tips from the Pros
House hunting can be a very daunting experience, especially in today s real estate market. Both investors and home buyers have been priced out of the market by escalating costs, and good real estate deals are increasingly difficult to find. But there are bargains out there, for people who know where to look. 10/19/2004 // RealtyTrac by jennifer white

Hall Settlement Systems Announces Availability of eTitleAxis(TM)
Advanced Software Enables Title Companies to Reduce Production Costs And Also Increase Customer Acquisition and Retention 10/19/2004 // Hall Settlement Systems by Helen Pitts

California Equities using OpenClose MTG
California Equities using OpenClose MTG to take wholesale efforts "to the next level," and bolster business. SoCal mortgage bank utilizing private-labeled broker portal to help it grow from local to national lender 10/19/2004 // OpenClose MTG by Frank Bocchino

Mortgage Brokers Respond to Today’s Congressional Hearing
Mortgage Brokers Respond to Today’s Congressional Hearing On “Mortgage Fraud and its Impact on Mortgage Lenders” A Statement by NAMB President Bob Armbruster 10/19/2004 // National Asso of Mortgage Brokers by Karen Tyson

TransLand Financial Services Streamlines Mortgage Processes
iDatix(R) Corporation, a leading provider of business process automation solutions for the paperless enterprise, announced today that TransLand Financial Services has fully implemented iSynergy Mortgage, its fully integrated product suite for the mortgage industry. 10/19/2004 // iDatix Corporation by Marci Williamson

Behavioral Finance Comes Under the Spotlight in Landmark Issue
Institutional Investor announces the publication of its special 30th Anniversary Issue of the market-leading The Journal of Portfolio Management. 10/19/2004 // The Journal of Portfolio Management by Anne O’Brien

The Credit Alternative Group s New Product Eases Consumers Navigation of Credit
The Credit Alternative Group’s New Product Eases Consumers Navigation of Credit Report Issues The Credit Alternative Group is excited to announce the launch of it's Value-Packed Credit Tool - CD Pack of Sample Letters to Rebuild and Restore Credit History & Score 10/19/2004 // The Credit Alternative Group by Lathea Morris

Mortgage Credit News 10/8/2004
Job creation in September remained on the thin side, and mortgage rates are still safely in the fives -- 5.75% on the lowest-fee 30-year deals. 10/19/2004 // Mortgage Credit News by Lou Barnes

WellFound and Decade Merge to Create Integration Powerhouse
Merger Establishes Company as Top Mortgage Integration Provider 10/19/2004 // WellFound Decade Corporation by Tom Litke

DKI Names New Regional Marketing Director
Disaster Kleenup International, Inc., North America's leading network of quality, independent property damage restoration contractors, has strengthened its team with the appointment of Summer Street as a new Regional Marketing Director. Street will be responsible for sales, marketing and industry-relations activities for the company, principally in the Midwestern United States. 10/19/2004 // Disaster Kleenup International, Inc. by Stacy Walsh

AllRegs names Jeff Hoerster President/COO, Patrick Wilson Sales Manager
AllRegs, the leading online publisher of reference information for the mortgage industry, recently named Jeff Hoerster as its new President/COO and Patrick Wilson as Sales Manager 10/19/2004 // AllRegs by Glenn Ford

Harbourton Selects Portellus to Provide Web-Based Loan Origination
Harbourton Mortgage Selects Portellus to Provide Web-Based Loan Origination, Business Rules Management Systems Ease-of-Use, Flexibility Cited as Key Factors in Decision; Portellus Offers First Truly Modular, Flexible Enterprise Lending Solution 10/19/2004 // Portellus Corporation by Information

InterFirstlink Expands Products to Community Banks
Interest-Only and LIBOR ARMs Now Available 10/19/2004 // ABN AMRO Mortgage Group by Jennifer Cornell

MachroTech to Sponsor Search Engine Strategies Conference
MachroTech, a leading Internet Marketing and Software products and services company, announced today that it is a premier sponsor of the Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo to be held at The Hilton hotel in New York City between February 28 - March 3, 2005. 10/19/2004 // MachroTech by Manish Chowdhary

TransUnion Introduces Two Options of Desktop Valuations
Residential Mortgage Lenders Can Choose an Appraiser or Analyst to Review AVM Data 10/19/2004 // TransUnion by Allison Smith

LION, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Tuttle Risk Management Services, Inc.
Acquisition Solidifies Position as a Leading Provider of Mortgage Risk Management Solutions 10/19/2004 // LION, Inc. by Dave Stedman

Mortgage Credit News 10/15/2004
Long-term interest rates made another run at the lows of the year, the 10-year T-note approaching 4.00%, mortgages briefly below 5.75%, but today both moved back up toward the baseline bottom of the last couple of months, aided by a speech by Mr. Greenspan in which he indicated little concern for oil supplies or prices. 10/19/2004 // Mortgage Credit News by Lou Barnes

LEHMAN LEADS INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR’S ALL-AMERICA RESEARCH TEAM FOR SECOND YEAR
For a second consecutive year, Lehman Brothers takes first place in Institutional Investor magazine’s All-America Research Team survey, with 51 positions on the team. 10/19/2004 // Lehman Brothers by Kim Lemmonds

mortgage.com Offers Home Buyers LIBOR and Interest-Only Loans
ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc., recently successfully completed the roll-out of two new retail lending products through mortgage.com. The new, consumer-friendly products are interest-only and LIBOR (London Inter-Bank Offer Rate) adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) loans. 10/19/2004 // ABN AMRO Mortgage Group by Jennifer Cornell

Simple Remote R/E Software Utilizes Guide2mortgage.com Lender Search Technology
Guide2mortgage.comsm Will Provide Simple Remote Users with Access to Commercial Mortgage Lenders Faster, Easier 10/19/2004 // Guide2mortgage.com by Information

E-tailing Solutions: Onlinesg launches diamond e-commerce site
Online Sales Group (OSG) is the group company of the Atlogix conglomerate having presence in five countries around the world having a wide network of activities. Atlogix markets lifestyle products through its e-tailing channels mainly to the markets of the USA and Canada. 10/19/2004 // Online Sales Group by onlinesg

Mortgage Credit News 10/1/2004
Long-term rates are off the floor: the 10-year T-note is rising toward 4.20%, which is taking low-fee mortgages north of 5.75%. 10/19/2004 // Mortgage Credit News by Lou Barnes

AEM to Debut in Vegas
St. Louis-based mortgage banker to open first Nevada branch in Las Vegas this week 10/19/2004 // Millennium Communications, Inc. by Kerri M. Harbers