Origination

Michigan Mutual's retail channel MiMutual Mortgage has implemented LendingQB's loan origination system.

The New York bank will double in size while gaining greater access to Long Island and low-cost deposits that should come in handy as interest rates rise.

A Long Island, N.Y., man was sentenced to prison time and ordered to pay $2.5 million after pleading guilty in June to ripping off distressed homeowners, said Christy Romero, the Tarp special inspector general.

While the inventory of new and existing homes is tight, competition for smaller homes is heating up as aging baby boomers are down-sizing and selling their residences.

Consumer attitudes toward the housing market turned decidedly rosier in February, according to Fannie Mae.

The area housing market is whispering optimism in the new year. Prices are moving up. Inventory is balanced. Foreclosures are down.

The steady pace of home price growth stretched into January, according to the latest Home Price Index from CoreLogic.

New Orleans metropolitan area home prices surged in the suburbs and slowed in the city center during the last half of 2016.

Florida's leading real estate industry group cautioned members against replying to a "Final Notice" bill from the Florida Board of Realtors.

Bankers oppose legislation that would let local governments finance energy efficiency projects with liens ahead of the mortgage.