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Banking and credit union regulators are expected to respond to a White House call to root out discrimination in the predominantly white appraisal business. They will likely step up enforcement and data collection, reclaiming authority long ceded to the industry's governing body.

The number of people that have paid late in the near term has increased, according to multiple recent reports.

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said longer-run structural issues will continue to put upward pressure on home prices and rents even as the central bank begins a campaign to raise borrowing costs.

The Purchase Applications Payment Index was 8.3% higher in February compared with January and 22% over the same month in 2021, the Mortgage Bankers Association found.

Averages rose sharply across the board, as investors focus on the central bank's response to ongoing economic and geopolitical developments.

A fresh wave of volatility threatens the battered U.S. Treasury market — and this time it’s all thanks to the Federal Reserve’s ambitious bid to shrink its $9 trillion balance sheet just as it raises interest rates.

Dollar losses from business email compromise attacks, many of which target real estate transactions, grew to $2.4 billion last year from $1.8 billion in 2020, a Federal Bureau of Investigations report found.

More than 500 employees will be affected by the acquisition, which includes rights related to 140,000 residential loans, but Community Loan Servicing will retain its name and commercial operations.

Sales of new U.S. homes fell in February for a second month, suggesting high prices and rising mortgage rates may be keeping prospective buyers on the sidelines.

While smaller in number, initiated foreclosures had a similar consecutive-quarter gain as the market transitioned away from pandemic-related relief that has artificially constrained workout activity.