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The top five banks had a combined unpaid principal balance of more than $26 billion at the end of Q4 2024.

Rising insurance costs are leading providers and condo associations to consider changes to policies that would make some loans ineligible for GSE sale.

President Donald Trump's executive order severely limiting the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institution Fund has thrown the industry into confusion as financial companies try to quantify the damage.

Spending cuts at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are the latest in a rash of reductions at the agency, complicating the regulatory future.

The provisionally approved rate hike would provide financial relief to State Farm's California subsidiary, which has said it needs to shore up confidence with solvency regulators and ratings agencies.

Mortgage originators are still struggling with profitability, and getting their income and costs to pencil out could mean the company's survival.

The top five banks had a combined wholesale volume of more than $20 billion at the end of 2024's fourth quarter.

Loan officers have said the majority of outreach from recruiters looks like impersonal "telemarketing."

Banosian will work with Victor Ciardelli, who remains as the president and CEO of the Chicago-based parent, Rate Cos., overseeing 15 businesses.

The banking sector has stabilized significantly since the spring of 2023, but elevated interest rates have created lingering issues on bank balance sheets.

As climate change causes more frequent disasters, more mortgages are at risk of going underwater. How can banks limit their exposure?

Ginnie Mae let go roughly 25% of its workforce following edicts from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, with other regulators in the crosshairs.

California leads the nation with over 1.5 million at-risk properties, but many threatened homes sit east including $68 billion worth of Florida real estate.

Tariff and layoff worries are leading some to reconsider pending deals, but a surplus of existing homes now has other buyers backing out as well, Redfin said.

Ryan Donovan, the Council of Federal Home Loan Banks' CEO, foresees affordable housing mandates becoming more focused on home supply than demand.

The top five lenders have an average retail mortgage origination volume of more than $6 billion, as of the end of the fourth quarter of 2024.

While companies can use a variety of incentive programs and bonuses, businesses with staff longevity frequently rely on a more personal touch.

Donna Ferrato stopped paying her mortgage more than 15 years ago, yet she's still living in her Manhattan condo. Her case is part of a broader power struggle between mortgage lenders and homeowners in New York state.

Between the estimated damages in Los Angeles and rising home insurance prices, policyholders are left wondering how the market will fare in 2025.

Investment in professional development is more common than tuition reimbursement among top-ranked firms seeking to meet demand for AI-related training.