Lending

DUBUQUE, Iowa -- Dupaco Community Credit Union was recognized by the Iowa Finance Authority as the No. 1 eastern Iowa-based FirstHome lender, and number six in the state, in the 2007 FirstHome program.

MT. PLEASANT, Pa. -- Default Research, a provider of foreclosure real estate data in South Florida has reported recently that the number of suits pending as a prelude to foreclosure proceedings in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach saw decreases of 10%, 6% and 3%, respectively. According to Default Research (www.defaultresearch.com)....

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. -- Mortgage Builder Software Inc., a provider of end-to-end mortgage banking software, announced that First American Flood Data Services has integrated its flood certification process into Mortgage Builder's loan origination system, providing an instant response for a flood determination request.

WASHINGTON -- Mortgage fraud continues to be of critical concern for both financial institutions and consumers, so BITS, a division of the Financial Services Roundtable, has developed Mortgage Fraud Prevention: An Education and Awareness Toolkit for Consumers to help financial institutions educate consumers about mortgage fraud and protect themselves against...

TUKWILA, Wash. -- Even as mortgage production has decreased 15% from last year due to the subprime meltdown, Prime Alliance Solutions Inc., the mortgage CUSO here, reported an increase of 20% in mortgage transactions from 2006 to 2007.

WASHINGTON -- A new poll by the Associated Press and AOL Money & Finance offers little hope for a resurgence in the mortgage market as a growing majority say they won't buy a home anytime soon.