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The company expects a good year ahead for mortgage insurers, assuming that rising employment, higher home prices and payment timing deferrals will help them to mitigate risk.

The agency's rule outlines steps collectors must take to inform consumers about an outstanding debt, and prohibits companies from pursuing lawsuits after a statute of limitations has ended.

The accused, who also faces vehicle title and investment fraud charges, allegedly submitted falsified statements related to the payoff of an earlier mortgage when applying for a new one.

With infection rates rising and unemployment claims increasing since Thanksgiving, mortgages in coronavirus-related forbearance rose by 37,000 last week, according to Black Knight.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Dec. 18.

The Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe Veterans Health Case and Benefits Improvement Act includes a provision that extends eligibility for VA loans to certain full-time National Guard and Reserve members.

The boom continues, with refinances making up a 61% share of all mortgage loans issued that month, according to Ellie Mae.

Fiscal policy concerns, rather than economic data, are driving rate changes right now, economist says

Single-family starts rose for a seventh month to a 1.186 million annualized rate that was the highest since 2007.

The percentage of seriously delinquent loans hit 5.8% in the third quarter, up from 1.5% a year earlier but down from 6.8% in the second quarter.