Property preservation firm MCS sees reverse channel as a growth opportunity

Earlier this year, Lewisville, Texas-based property services company MCS announced that it acquired Five Brothers Asset Management Solutions, a deal that brought MCS into the reverse mortgage industry for the first time. Soon after, CEO Craig Torrance offered an early look at what he hoped to achiev

Case-Shiller home-price index slows, but rising mortgage rates could speed it up again

Is home-price growth finally cooling? That’s a question raised by the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index for August, which showed deceleration on a year-over-year basis and a slight dip relative to July.On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, the national home price index posted a 4.2% gain year over year

Election season is in the air at MBA Annual

If you didn’t know it before, you’re likely to be reminded every day between now and Nov. 5 that this is a close election for the balance of power in Washington, D.C.This theme persisted through the first full day at the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)’s Annual Convention and Expo in Denver this