Origination

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill to revise the state's Residential Mortgage Lending Act to facilitate transitional licensing for loan officers and to streamline the law's provisions for borrower fees.

Future reductions in loan application defect risk are likely because of mortgage lenders' fintech investments, even as the purchase origination share grows, said First American Financial.

Tax foreclosure filings in Philadelphia have skyrocketed 1,200% since 2010, so the city is promoting its homestead exemption to keep people in their homes.

Southern California’s red-hot housing market continued to cool in July as rising home prices and higher interest rates discouraged homebuyers, new housing figures show.

Home buyers in the Twin Cities and beyond will have to wait until at least 2020 for key indicators in the housing market tilting toward buyers, according to a new survey.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Aug. 31.

U.S. construction companies are grappling with a widespread labor shortage that is exacerbating the cost of housing and other buildings, according to a new survey.

Experts don't see a way for Bloomington's current infrastructure to provide the kind of housing middle-income residents need.

Mortgage rates took small steps up after hitting a four-month low, but continued hovering around the same range they have all summer, according to Freddie Mac.

Private mortgage insurance was the largest source of credit enhancement for new homeowners in the second quarter making a low down payment for the first time ever, according to Genworth Mortgage Insurance.