Elina Tarkazikis

Low-down-payment purchases are on the rise, but not necessarily with the same pre-crisis practices and risk factors.

Essent Group reported second-quarter net income of $72.1 million, an improvement from the $52.3 million of the same period last year.

After launching construction lending support via Encompass in February, Ellie Mae sees shrinking construction loan closing times and increased volume.

Flagstar Bank has hired Kristy Fercho, former senior vice president and customer delivery executive for Fannie Mae, to lead its mortgage division.

Fiserv has acquired the assets of PCLender, a mortgage loan origination system vendor based in Reno, Nev.

Garden State Home Loans has launched a 1% down payment program for first-time buyers, opening the door for millennial purchasers.

CoreLogic will fully integrate its 4506-T income verification product in August with Fannie Mae's Desktop Underwriter platform to provide Day 1 Certainty service.

Loan officers are joining the increasing number of real estate agents telling daily “stories” on Snapchat and Instagram to build name recognition, increase referrals and reach more core customers.

A decline in overall customer brand perception has stalled mortgage servicer satisfaction, ending a multiyear trend of steady improvements, according to J.D. Power.

FNF Group has acquired Real Geeks to target single real estate agents unaffiliated with a team.

About 33% of millennials who purchased their first home say the desire to have a better space or yard for a dog influenced their decision to buy.

JPMorgan Chase’s home lending unit is trying to position itself as the solution for millennials who increasingly want to buy their first homes despite rising prices and other affordability hurdles.

Issues with mortgages and debt collection are making up almost half of consumer complaints received by the CFPB. Here's a look at how these two most common complaints measure up nationwide.

Strong housing demand continued to outpace supply in June, in large part because millennial buyers are on the rise, according to First American Financial Corp.

There were 424,800 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings in the first half of 2017, down 20% from the prior year, according to Attom Data Solutions.

Last month's spike in defaults due to loans maturing drove the greatest month-over-month surge of U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities delinquencies in six years, according to Fitch Ratings.

Bayview Asset Management has entered into an agreement to acquire Pingora Holdings, an indirect subsidiary of Annaly Capital Management.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's efforts to provide representation and warranty relief to lenders that perform automated data validations before loans close will improve mortgage credit risk assessment and lower costs for lenders and borrowers.

Realogy's Title Resource Group is acquiring the assets of EAM Land Services as part of a strategy to strengthen its presence in commercial title services.

The rate of mortgages in some stage of delinquency was 4.8% in April 2017, a 50-basis-point drop compared to a year ago.