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Mortgage rates across major loan product types rose nationally this past week, up from their lowest rates of the year.

The nearly 45% of new insurance written for other types of mortgage lenders could be a sign that the formerly credit union focused company is gaining some traction in the broader market.

In a surprise victory for mortgage servicer PHH Corp., a California judge overturned a $16.2 million jury verdict awarded to a California homeowner in July for a botched loan modification.

Fannie Mae increased its issuance of multifamily mortgage-backed securities in the third quarter.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is selling securities tied to almost $1 billion of mortgages in the latest version of bonds that allow home-loan giant Fannie Mae to share risks with debt investors.

McGraw Hill Financial said it's negotiating a possible settlement of government investigations into how its S&P unit graded commercial mortgage-backed securities and recorded a $60 million charge to cover the costs.

The credit quality of U.S. commercial mortgages being packaged into bonds slipped further in the third quarter as borrowers piled on more debt, according to Moody's Investors Service.

BlackRock managed the year's largest sale of legacy mortgage assets Tuesday. Credit Suisse submitted a winning bid and quickly resold as much as 40% of the U.S. mortgage paper it bought.

Private insurers are considering a request by U.S. officials to guarantee mortgages for veterans — the fastest growing part of the market.

Making the GSEs out to be the villains of the mortgage crisis is an easy sell to a fearful and angry public, but doesn’t make it true. Partly due to this mindset, housing markets remain held hostage.