A series of tornadoes and severe hailstorms across the Central U.S. turned Midwestern states into claims hotspots in the second quarter, according to Verisk.
Homebuyers who are preapproved have the best opportunity to take advantage of fall discounts, giving lenders an opportunity to roll out marketing around this.
May's 15,855 actions are the least since September 2025, when Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac had 15,550 loans modified, forborne or otherwise dealt with, FHFA said.
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Oil prices and Treasury yields continued their close correlation Friday, with crude falling $12 and the 5-year yield hitting recovery lows after Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz open during the ceasefire.
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A Iran ceasefire sparked a $20 oil drop and Treasury rally, narrowing the rate-cut window from 18 to 15 months, but key technical resistance levels and a potentially ugly Friday CPI report could still reshape the outlook, according to the head of correspondent business development at AD Mortgage.
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should aggressively buy and restructure low-coupon MBS into CMOs rather than holding them, a move that would lower long-term mortgage rates, according to the chairman of Whalen Global Advisors.
Here are the 50 most prolific mortgage originators in the U.S. as measured by units produced, according to the 2026 National Mortgage News Top Producers survey.
Here are the 50 women who did the most dollar volume for the previous 12 months in this year's Top Producers survey.
Technology centered on addressing certain key mortgage priorities stand to attract the greatest attention from venture capitalists and other investors.
Home lending professionals shared their thoughts on vendors, artificial intelligence and the most valuable solutions technology could give them in a new Arizent survey.
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Almost all five A1 tranches benefit from credit enhancement levels of 26.10%. The A1A tranche, however, has a credit enhancement level of 36.10%.
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The Federal Reserve's vice chair outlined the ongoing modernization efforts for the central bank's lending facility of last resort, including coordination with the Federal Home Loan Banks.
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In 8-minute presentations, tech providers showed how they're utilizing artificial intelligence to automate entire workflows, supercharge capacity and emphasize compliance.
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The release of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's internal metrics support this process, but other measures will still be needed, according to Bank of America.
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Borrowers hold a total of $17.9 trillion in home equity in the United States, equal to $310,000 per homeowner, according to Cotality.
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Investors in the US Treasury market are shifting their focus to owning shorter-dated government bonds, a bet that the Federal Reserve will eventually emerge victorious in its fight against inflation.
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ON-DEMAND VIDEOThe Federal Open Market Committee will meet on June 17-18. While no rate cuts are expected at this point, things can change quickly. Lauren Saidel-Baker, economist at ITR Economics, provides her take on the meeting the new Summary of Economic Projections and Fed Chair Jerome Powell's press conference.
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ON-DEMAND VIDEOGet expert analysis of the May FOMC meeting, inflation outlook, and Powell's comments.
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ON-DEMAND VIDEOMike Goosay, Chief Investment Officer of Global Fixed Income at Principal Asset Management, breaks down the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Chair Powell's press conference and the SEP.
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