Tanaya Macheel

Interest rates on fixed-rate mortgages remained largely unchanged this week, according to Freddie Mac.

The price of the loans underlying commercial mortgage-backed securities increased modestly from October to November, according to DebtX.

Mortgage applications increased 7.3% on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ending Dec. 18, compared to a week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage applications declined 1.1% on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ending Dec. 11 compared to a week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Default rates on various types of consumer loans improved in November, according to Standard & Poor's and Experian.

Broadway Financial Corp. in Los Angeles has been released from an enforcement action requiring it to improve its corporate governance.

Mortgage applications fell 3.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ending Nov. 20 compared to one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage application volume fell 27.6% on an adjusted basis for the week ending Oct. 9, reversing the rush of the previous week caused by the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure rule becoming effective, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage credit availability increased in September on offerings of Freddie Mac's affordable lending programs, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage applications rose 14% on rate decreases, compared to one week earlier, on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ending Sept.18, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.