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.

Mortgage applications fell 6.2% from a week earlier on a seasonally adjusted basis for the seven days ended Sept. 4, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage applications rose 11.3% from a week earlier on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ending Aug. 28, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The resignation of Stonegate Mortgage founder and CEO Jim Cutillo will likely result in either the quick hiring of a replacement CEO to execute Stonegate's business plan or the company being acquired, according to analysts at FBR Capital Markets.

Commercial real estate borrowing and lending continued at a strong clip in the second quarter, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Ellie Mae reported higher profits in its second-quarter earnings. With net income of $7.6 million, its profits rose 62% from the same period in 2014.

Mortgage application volume rose 0.1% for the week ending July 17, a slight uptick from a week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's weekly survey.

HomeTrust Bancshares has hired Kristin Powell as senior vice president and director of mortgage lending. She now holds the position alongside John Myers, who has been with the Ashville, N.C. bank for more than 30 years.

Federal judges have dismissed two lawsuits that accused Wells Fargo of reverse-redlining in Los Angeles and Cook County, Ill., Reuters reported.

Wintrust Financial in Rosemont, Ill. reported higher second-quarter profit due to loan portfolio growth and higher mortgage banking revenues.

Mortgage applications for new-home purchases rose 1% during June compared with the previous month as housing prices continue to recover, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.