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on the web Technology Companies Target New Services and Research Online Marketplace Reports Mid-Summer CRE Loan Prices Remained Steady Acquisitions, expansions, and partnerships are making headlines throughout the industry's technology sector. Analyst says that loan values have remained consistent year-over-year. INSIDE THE INDUSTRY D Genworth, MBA Announce Redesign of CRU Training The self-study is aimed to improve industry professional underwriting accuracy and detecting mortgage loan fraud. G enworth U.S. Mortgage Insurance (USMI) and the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced Tuesday that a redesigned training curriculum for CampusMBA's Certified Residential Underwriter 8 | The M Report (CRU) specialist designation will soon be available in order to meet the growing demand for underwriters proficient in evaluating borrowers in the rebounding home purchase market. The redesigned courses— made available on September 17—were previewed at the MBA Risk Management and Quality Assurance Forum in Phoenix, Arizona. All courses for the CRU designation are self-study, Web-based, and offered through CampusMBA, the association's education division. In addition to the existing course content designed to teach underwriting accuracy, the CRU curriculum now offers: the foundations for thorough underwriting; best practices in understanding and analyzing personal and business tax returns; regulatory compliance in loan origination; and detecting mortgage loan fraud, including a focus on current fraud trends, new legislation, and recent court cases. "Genworth USMI has been the exclusive partner with CampusMBA in developing and updating these courses since their introduction in 2006," said Joanne Rehm, director of training at Genworth USMI. "We're pleased to offer our innovative, awardwinning expertise to support efforts to improve the skills of industry professionals and help lenders respond to evolving mortgage market needs." ebtX, an online marketplace for commercial real estate (CRE) and specialty finance debt, reported that CRE loan prices were steady in July compared to last year. According to DebtX, the estimated price of whole loans securing the commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) universe fell to 90.7 percent as of July 31, just barely down from 90.8 percent in June. Loan values were 88.1 percent on July 31, 2012. For impaired performing loans, the weighted average monthly price traded at DebtX's marketplace was 78.2 percent, up a bit from 77.5 percent in June 2013 and 77.6 percent in July 2012. The weighted average monthly price of non-performing CRE