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Consulting firm The Collingwood Group has hired former Freddie Mac executive Paul Mullings.

Years after the great American housing bust, mortgages akin to the so-called liar loans — which were made without verifying people’s finances — are creeping back into the market.

Mortgage credit availability loosened in August as lenders have more jumbo loan products and added loans for borrowers with less-sterling credit, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Interest rates on fixed-rate mortgages rose this week as the stock market remained volatile, according to Freddie Mac.

About a fifth of the $163 million in credit Citi has earned under terms of the 2014 settlement would be considered extra credit. Citi can earn extra credit by doing things such as completing loan modifications early or reducing loan-to-value ratios below certain levels.

Blackstone Group LP acquired a "significant equity stake" in mortgage insurer PMI Group Inc.

New Jersey Community Capital in New Brunswick won a Fannie Mae auction of nonperforming loans.

The price of loans that underlie commercial mortgage-backed securities rose in July on a monthly basis, according to DebtX.

American Homes 4 Rent is sticking with a feature that reduces refinancing risk in its upcoming single-family rental securitization.

The Federal Housing Administration is re-issuing a loan certification proposal that has sparked industry concerns that it will make it easier for the Justice Department to sue lenders when they file claims for agency-insured loans that go into default.