Refinance

MGIC Investment Corp. earned $109 million in the second quarter, as an income tax provision for the period cut into net income.

Federal Housing Administration borrowers have been refinancing faster than expected, creating a drag on efforts to build up the capital reserves of the agency's mortgage insurance fund.

Mortgage originations typically surge in a low-rate environment. Second-quarter reports should show an uptick in fees from selling those loans, but what will bankers say about the rest of this year?

The San Francisco bank reported a 17% drop in mortgage fee income during the second quarter as other lenders made inroads by refinancing its customers.

PNC Financial Services Group's mortgage income rebounded in the second quarter as the company's servicing hedging activities returned to profitability.

Carmen Inclan of Raymond James Bank recognizes customers are happiest, and business booms, when communication is prioritized.

Upcoming risk retention requirements may be the proverbial straw that breaks the back of the commercial mortgage-backed securities market.

Mortgage applications increased 7.2% from one week earlier as the lowest rates in three years have brought consumers in to refinance, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Nonbanks continue to expand their share of lending volumes as depositories keep scaling back their business in the residential mortgage space.

Progress Residential is refinancing its first securitization of single-family rental properties.