Greg Ingerson

More than 5,000 Washington state homeowners have been invited by Wells Fargo to participate in a free workshop this Thursday and Friday in Bellevue. Designed for borrowers facing financial hardships, the two-day workshop targets Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Wells Fargo Financial, Wachovia Mortgage, and Wells Fargo Home Equity customers. The Washington event is Wells Fargo’s [...]

Law enforcement officials say fraudsters and con artists see opportunity in turmoil, and right now, arguably the most tumultuous economic sector is housing. In its first year, the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force more than doubled the number of defendants charged with mortgage fraud. Mortgage fraud punishments followed the same trend, with nearly twice as [...]

San Antonio, Texas-based Hollerbach & Associates, an independent real estate services and title research firm, will continue on in its status as endorsed partner of TBA Services Company, Inc. (TBASCO), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Texas Bankers Association. This will be the firm’s seventh consecutive year with the designation. Hollerbach & Associates is the [...]

Reverse mortgage businesses accounted for a bigger share of industry casualties during the first half of 2011. Data released Tuesday shows that three lenders, which together made up 46 percent of the market for FHA’s reverse mortgage program, called it quits earlier this year. The study noted that one factor impacting the dwindling sector is [...]