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The Austin metro area added the most new homes in 2023, with 37 new housing units authorized per 1,000 existing homes.

Existing efforts to reform the Federal Home Loan Bank System may look dead on arrival in a Trump administration, but the proposed Department of Government Efficiency may not be able to resist such low-hanging fruit.

Gruenberg, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s longest-serving board member, will step down in January, marking the end of an era after nearly 20 years on the agency's board of directors.

The region of Manchester-Nashua, New Hampshire, has homes on the market for a median of 23 days and an average home price of $550,000.

Those born between 1997 and 2012 will go from making up a scant 6% of today's market to a 25% share by 2028, and mortgage lenders need to be ready to serve them.

In October's mortgage roundup, learn more about Fairway's legal battles over redlining and overtime shortcomings, the Federal Housing Finance Agency's updates to rules on appraisals and waiver access and more.

Donald Trump discussed various items related to the Fed and its independence and stated he would not nominate Jerome Powell for another term as chair. Gennadiy Goldberg, head of U.S. rates strategy at TD Securities, discusses what a Trump presidency may mean for the Fed.

New Mexico is the state least wanting to refinance, with 369.38 keyword searches per 100,000 people.

The Trump victory is considered a positive for changing the status of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but what would that do to interest rates?

Homeowners across the nation could realize savings from as little as $20 per year to having their bill wiped out entirely.

Residential construction companies facing their own construction cost burdens are continuing sales incentives that have cut into some of the largest players' profit margins.

The National Association of Homebuilder's chief economist lays out a timeline for the market, and describes how new construction today compares to existing home sales.

At a minimum, president-elect Donald Trump can make two appointments to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and choose new leadership. But more substantial changes could be in the offing.

Experts anticipate a pullback in regulatory action and some potential pain for home builders but long-term interest rate impacts are a major question mark.

Join Arizent and American Banker experts as they discuss whether bankers and other financial professionals got what they wanted from Trump's victory at the polls.

President Trump initiated changes at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in his first term, and the industry's frustration with the bureau has grown since he left office. But how far a second Trump administration can or will go depends on factors outside the president's control.

Trump's return to the White House is reviving the prospect of preferred stockholders getting some money back after the U.S. took control of the agencies during the 2008 financial crisis to keep the housing market from collapsing.

President Trump is likely to sign the revisions to Executive Order 12866, which will compel all federal agencies to "report up" to the White House and the Office of Management & Budget on initiatives that are not specifically authorized by Congress, writes the Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors.

An index of bank stocks rose 8.5% early Wednesday after Donald Trump won his bid to return to the White House.

Donald Trump quickly put his stamp on financial markets as his march toward victory in the US presidential election propelled "Trump Trade" plays across assets.