The national critical defect rate for mortgages fell to 1.16% in the fourth quarter of 2024. That marked the second-lowest level on record, according to a report released Thursday by ACES Quality ...

Loan quality risks amid ongoing mortgage market challenges are continuing to emerge, according to the newest QC Industry Trends Report from ACES Quality Management, which tracks post-closing quality ...

Chrysler’s Ram and Jeep brands are facing a fresh safety crisis, as a federal filing reveals a defect affecting every vehicle covered by a major new recall. The document describes a problem with ...

Pickup defects, which we define at late pickups from a vendor or shipper site, represent a very costly challenge in transportation cost management. Pickup defects often cascade to late departures from ...

Germany’s car-check watchdog has crunched the reliability numbers and once again, Tesla finds itself parked at the very bottom of the heap. The 2026 TÜV-Report, covering annual roadworthiness ...

The PV industry has been playing a game of ‘whack a mole’ in tackling module defects over the past decade. Image: Kiwa PI Berlin. Solar modules manufactured in countries such as the United States, ...

Germany’s TÜV just dropped its 2026 inspection report, and the results are shaking up the automotive world. Covering roughly 9.5 million vehicles inspected between July 2024 and June 2025, this ...

We heard that new facilities see “low output” and higher “defect rates” regardless of their geography. Image: Clean Energy Associates. New solar manufacturing facilities show higher rates of product ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Semiconductor equipment maker ASML has sharply reduced defect rates in chips produced by a new lithography tool that uses cutting-edge immersion technology, Belgian research group ...