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Lenders — all of a sudden — are competing for homebuyers' business, a silver lining in what is becoming a more unaffordable housing market.

The fourth-largest U.S. bank by assets has commissioned an outside law firm to assess its diversity practices. Wells had previously resisted a shareholder proposal that would have authorized a similar review.

Rocket made waves in 2016 when it promoted its online streamlined application process during Super Bowl 50. This now takes the process to the other end.

Marisa Tashman Coppel is policy counsel at the Blockchain Association.

Applications for these federal-backed loans headed upward after the Labor Day holiday but were offset by slowing conventional activity, sending overall volumes down for a fifth consecutive week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

AI, ML, predictive analytics and complex algorithms can help lenders expand credit to more consumers, but some critics feel the technology can feed into existing discrimination and bias that applicants face.

All-in-one platforms aim to take multiple tasks out of the hands of borrowers but having a narrow focus and creating strategic technology partnerships are the stronger options.

The quartet of trade groups sent a letter to National Economic Council Direct Brian Deese seeking its support for an action many have been expecting since Pres. Biden's inauguration.

A couple squatted in their foreclosed home since 2009 and are only now being evicted, highlighting stubborn problems in the foreclosure process.