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New-home sales rose more than expected in May, with record-low mortgage rates pulling buyers back into a housing market that froze up during the pandemic.

Mastercard has agreed to acquire Finicity for a reported price of $825 million, a move the card brand says will strengthen its open banking platform and expand financial services through more real-time access to data.

Government-sponsored enterprise reform could be one hurdle to future innovation.

Whatever path Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac take, the Mortgage Bankers Association would like to see them preserve many of the changes they made while in government conservatorship.

May was April all over again for home sales in Santa Fe, N.M.

Though some sectors of the economy might be in for a more prolonged recovery after the coronavirus shutdown, the housing market in the South Bend, Ind., area appears poised for a quick rebound.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to change the definition of what constitutes a qualified mortgage from a 43% debt-to-income limit to a price-based threshold, and further extend a temporary exemption given to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

The number of loans going into coronavirus-related forbearance dropped, with the growth rate falling 7 basis points between June 8 and June 14, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The roller-coaster effect of national spending, Oregon's unemployment rate and conflicting economic forecasts are reflected in Portland's residential real estate market.

With the average borrower needing over two decades to save a 20% down payment for the median-priced home, private-mortgage-insured loans experienced major growth in 2019.

The delinquency rate at the end of May was the highest in over eight years, but that includes borrowers in forbearance plans.

Community associations have continued to take homeowners to court and initiate foreclosures during the economic crisis for delinquent dues

Sales of previously owned homes dropped in May by more than forecast to the lowest level since October 2010 as the coronavirus pandemic sent demand skidding along with the rest of the economy.

While home-buying season was on hold due to the coronavirus, a dearth in supply could hamper any big rebound in sales.

St. Louis officials approved using $5 million in federal tax credits to extend a loan to national low-income housing firm McCormack Baron Salazar, an unusual move the company said will help it weather the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

JA wave of new homebuyers from the northeast and other parts of the country flooded the Hilton Head, S.C., real estate market over the past few weeks.

Buying power for many consumers is hampered and some originators said that affects their ability to serve consumers.

A bankruptcy judge will be asked to sign off on the sale of BHF's Shoreline portfolio in Chicago and will hold an initial Chapter 11 hearing on another portfolio.

Compared with the week prior, approximately 57,000 fewer loans from all investor types were forborne.

How the mortgage and housing industries react to the current civil rights moment could shape policies and bridge the homeownership divide for the Black community.