Massachusetts

The man authorities called the mastermind behind a complex mortgage fraud scheme targeting distressed properties was arrested June 7 in South Carolina and charged with being a fugitive in violation of probation.

The cost of buying a home in Massachusetts is on the rise.

At least 38 projects totaling 3,337 units were proposed in Massachusetts in 2017, which is far more than the five projects totaling 391 units proposed in 2010, the basement of the Great Recession.

While all cities show signs of healthy mortgage competition nationwide, some areas have higher concentrations of lender activity but also face varying degrees of competitiveness based on loan type, according to LendingTree.

A mortgage loan officer from Methuen, Mass., faces six months behind bars for her role in a conspiracy to defraud banks and mortgage companies.

Call it mutual respect. Bankers from mutually owned British building societies and similarly structured U.S. thrifts recently gathered in New England to address common challenges and share ideas about staying relevant at a time of rapid change in financial services. Here are the takeaways from their meetings.

Mortgage and title insurance companies licensed in New York need to file disaster response plans this year in line with increased state attention to business continuity planning.

A new settlement with Massachusetts resolves all outstanding administrative actions against Ocwen Financial Corp. by a group of 30 states, but two states' legal actions against the servicer remain outstanding.

Christine Hrycenko stood outside her home on Trenton Street on Sunday afternoon, surrounded by friends and supporters carrying signs and chanting rallying cries.

Here's a look at 12 cities where home prices are high, but local market conditions make them surprisingly affordable.

The Massachusetts bank — and former credit union — bought Cumberland County Mortgage in Maine.

Here's a look at the 10 housing markets where the most homebuyers have prime credit scores.

Ocwen Financial is receiving a lump-sum payment of $280 million from New Residential under the latest restructuring of the mortgage servicing rights sale.

From San Francisco to Dallas, here's a look at the 10 top housing markets where homes sell above the asking price.

Employees at HarborOne Bank and its Merrimack Mortgage Co. subsidiary will see their minimum wage rise to $15 per hour, the latest company to accelerate plans to hike salaries.

Home sales across the state surged last month, reaching the highest number of transactions recorded for November on record, according to a new report from The Warren Group.

Two affordable housing developers received millions in subsidies and tax credits from Massachusetts to add 135 units of affordable housing in Eastham and Yarmouth.

The company said it will lay off more than a dozen employees in a move that reflects the current volume of mortgage loan originations.

Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin has charged a Milton, Mass., man with using a fraudulent house-flipping scheme to convince friends and investors to lend him money that he then used on restaurants, hotels and groceries.

Regulatory changes that would put an end to state and local tax deductions could prompt many homeowners in high-tax states to consider relocating, a Redfin survey shows.