Refinance

Title insurer operating revenue will end 2016 flat to slightly down as a modest increase in interest rates should dampen purchase and refinance transactions, a report from Fitch Ratings said.

Mortgage portfolio retention strategies typically focus on proactively approaching borrowers who can benefit from refinancing. But companies are increasingly using enhanced analytics to further segment their customer base and identify borrowers on the cusp of buying a new home.

Mortgage application activity increased 7.1% from one week earlier, driven by a spike in consumers looking to refinance their loans, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Independent mortgage banking and brokerage firms added a whopping 5,900 full-time employees to their payrolls in June, according to a report issued Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Fair market value adjustments to mortgage servicing rights will continue to put downward pressure on earnings throughout the rest of 2016, according to Kroll Bond Rating Agency.

Mortgage rates declined for the first time in four weeks as the bond market reacted to the news from the Federal Reserve Board's July meeting, according to Freddie Mac.

From working with homebuyers and seeing them through various milestones like raising a family, loan officer Dianne Crosby is in awe of the role she plays in helping clients reach their goals.

Mortgage application activity decreased 3.5% from one week earlier as refinancing volume continued to fade, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union has created the largest refinanceable population in the United States since late 2012, according to Black Knight Financial Services.

Loan application defect risk continued its downward slide in June, according to First American Financial Corp.

The Federal Housing Administration is promoting a particular kind of financing for residential energy retrofits that another regulator staunchly opposes. Mortgage lenders and investors have qualms, too, about the impact on their standing in collateral claims.

By investing time early on with clients who may not be immediately ready for a mortgage, loan officer Becky Sandiland establishes relationships that generate future business.

Mortgage application activity decreased 11.2% from one week earlier as refinance volume continued to slow while the bond market and interest rates stabilized.

Waterstone Financial reported a 71% year-over-year jump in net income during the second quarter thanks to growth in its mortgage banking division.

Loan officers encounter a wide range of obstacles in the process of seeing a mortgage loan through to closing, but how many can spin silence into livestock?

First American Corp. had a second-quarter profit of $102.1 million as the title insurer's pretax margin of 13.7% was its best ever.

FNF Group, the title insurance business of Fidelity National Financial Inc., had net earnings of $187 million for the second quarter, up from $160 million last year.

Purchase originations reached their highest share of the total number of loans closed in almost two years, according to Ellie Mae.

Mortgage applications decreased 1.3% from one week earlier as rates on conforming and jumbo mortgages increased by five basis points, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The Federal Housing Administration released lender guidance spelling out the circumstances under which it will insure mortgages on properties encumbered by Property Assessed Clean Energy liens similar to tax assessments.