United Guaranty Corp., Greensboro, N.C., the nation’s third largest mortgage insurer, Tuesday named Kim Garland to be the firm’s new president and CEO.

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Aurora Loan Services, Denver, recently halted residential production as the company continues to weigh bids on its servicing platform, according to a former ALS official and industry consultants.

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Investors seeking to buy and then rent foreclosed properties from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have raised at least $2 billion in the last six weeks, according to housing analysts at Morgan Stanley.

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