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.