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The agreement with Florida ends the saga that began in April 2017, when several states sued the company. However, the CFPB's case filed at the same time remains active.

Innovation is key in today's dynamic market. Suni Harford, president, asset management at UBS walks us through two significant innovations she drove in the asset management industry this year — including a ground-breaking approach to climate change and sustainable investing.

Customers' needs and expectations changed drastically in 2020, overturning conventional thinking about their experience in the process. How can we strike the right balance between embracing digital channels and recognizing the value of human touch?

While spiking from the year before, mortgage applications to purchase new homes fell in September from August, with low supply and high unemployment keeping it in check, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The Buffalo, N.Y., bank will pay a $546,000 penalty, which will be passed on to the National Flood Insurance Program to help offset costs.

Just a week after commenting that the bottom on mortgage rates was possibly reached, Freddie Mac reported that they fell 6 basis points to another record low.

In a critical development in the global shift away from old benchmarks that was triggered by Libor's shortcomings, interest-rate swaps on more than $80 trillion in notional debt will transition this weekend to a new rate for determining their value.

Lower-than-expected rates will drive mortgage production this year, but they’ll have less of an impact in 2021.

A surge of mortgage originations allowed Ginnie Mae to surpass its high watermark for mortgage-backed security issuance by nearly 33%.

California house sales will rebound slightly next year from the pandemic, and home prices will continue edging upward, thanks to rock-bottom mortgage rates and strong homeownership demand, according to the California Association of Realtors.

CEO Charlie Scharf disappointed investors by failing to provide either a detailed road map for long-term expense reductions or say when he might release such a plan.

The pandemic has exacerbated delays and inefficiencies in loan manufacturing, while adding to security risks.

Providers, including investors in low-income housing tax credits, have become hesitant to make deals.

One could change how commercial property is taxed, the other could change rent control policies. Both might affect financing.

Mortgage applications decreased 0.7% from one week earlier, but lending activity should continue strong for the remainder of the year as rates stay low, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

While overall mortgage delinquency rates slowly descend, serious delinquencies — especially loans past 120 days due — jumped in July, according to CoreLogic.

But current owner Blackstone and FOA management will keep 70% of the company after its merger with a SPAC.

The San Francisco bank reported record loan originations thanks to explosive growth in single-family home loans, and profits beat analysts' expectations.