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The mortgage industry has long sought a reduction, which could make homes more affordable to entry-level buyers with limited incomes, but such a measure also would limit the agency’s claims-paying resources.

The residential market is generally healthy, but distress is growing in areas where foreclosures are more common, homes are less affordable, and more properties are underwater, Attom finds.

All major averages have risen to start 2022, with the 15-year surpassing the ARM.

The nonprofit received a $1.5 million grant to monitor, evaluate and strengthen consumer protections in the digital financial marketplace. Here's what it's doing with the funds.

December's average balance for a mortgage to purchase a newly constructed property set an all-time high, the Mortgage Bankers Association's Builder Application Survey found.

Contract closings decreased 4.6% in December from the prior month to an annualized 6.18 million, figures from the National Association of Realtors showed Thursday.

KKR & Co. is acquiring a lending platform that caters to home-flippers, giving the investing giant an opportunity to eventually invest $1 billion a year in small real estate loans.

Influencer loan officers are aiming to reach the largest emerging group of homebuyers, one super-short video at a time.

In addition to being almost entirely composed of investment-purpose mortgages, about 100% of the pool’s 2,175 mortgages are agency eligible.

Home valuation professionals have had mixed feelings about automation out of concern that some forms could result in less accurate assessments.