Reverse Mortgage Funding expands payment options on proprietary reverse product Reverse Mortgage Funding is expanding the payment options on its proprietary reverse mortgage – the Equity Elite – to include term payments. Previously, Equity Elite borrowers could withdraw up to $4 million in thei

TitleOne acquires Idaho agency TitleOne has acquired an Idaho title agency that serves the Bonner County market, the company announced. Read on for more details about the acquisition. Source: thetitlereport.com

Investor Title’s first-quarter profits increase Investors Title Co.’s net income and revenues increased during the first quarter, according to the company’s latest earnings statement. Source: thetitlereport.com

Small-business owners remain rosy about economy Apparently unfazed by fluctuations on Wall Street or a possible trade war with China, optimism among small-business owners continued to climb during April, according to the National Federation of Independent Business latest index. Source: thetitlerep

Simplifile adds 38 jurisdictions Simplifile has added 38 recording jurisdictions in 12 states to its eRecording network. Read on for more details. Source: thetitlereport.com

Freddie: Steady market growth expected Freddie Mac is predicting low mortgage rates, a strong labor market and low unemployment to fuel steady growth in the housing market during 2019. Read on for more details. Source: thetitlereport.com

MBA Secondary: Bringing private equity back into the market The consensus from the first session of the MBA Secondary conference was that private capital practices today are wholly different than they were pre-crisis, and consumers will be well-served by a greater private-capital presence in the ma

WaPo: Prepare for "significant economic consequences" if the mortgage market can't better serve minorities The mortgage industry has historically underserved people of color, and if it can’t figure out a way to properly address the problem, the economy as a whole will suffer. This

Trump announces in NAR speech that he's lifting steel and aluminum tariffs President Donald Trump used his one-hour speech at the National Association of Realtors convention on Friday to announce the U.S. would be lifting steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada and Mexico. The president also said

CFPB claims debt collection firm Forster & Garbus robo-sued thousands on behalf of Citibank, Discover, others During the foreclosure crisis, a number of lenders, servicers, law firms, and others engaged in a practice where employees basically rubber-stamped thousands of foreclosure cases withou