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Lenders implemented stricter underwriting across all loan types in the first quarter as the pandemic upended the economy, the Federal Reserve said in its survey of loan officers.

Less competition in the marketplace meant customers were less apt to fudge the truth on a loan application.

The Federal Reserve's emergency rescue of the U.S. mortgage market should have set off celebration among lenders trying to keep up with demand from borrowers. Instead, executives at Quicken Loans got a hefty margin call.

The Palm Beach, Fla., real estate market entered the season last fall with a strong wind at its back.

Jay Bray speaks about the company's experience in working with distressed borrowers going back to the Great Recession.

As the coronavirus takes a major toll on housing inventory and credit availability, pent-up buyer demand could lead to market recovery, according to Redfin.

Credit inquiries for auto lending, revolving credit cards and mortgages fell sharply in March as unemployment surged, according to a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau report.

Fannie Mae's profitability suffered but it managed to stabilize the mortgage market in the first quarter even with the coronavirus disrupting, among other things, certain credit-risk transfer vehicles it has used.

Homebuilders in the Twin Cities ramped up production last month, despite a barrage of challenges including growing economic uncertainties and a mandate to practice social distancing rules on job sites.

Net income grew by nearly 1,990% year-over-year as its core mortgage services businesses gained scale.

The Home Loan bank will make zero-interest loans, match charitable donations that members make to nonprofits and small businesses, and provide additional funding for economic development grants.

About 7.3% of U.S. mortgages entered forbearance plans in April, providing temporary relief to more than 3.8 million borrowers who have lost income during the coronavirus pandemic.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending May 1.

Housing prices in Missoula, Mont., saw their largest one-year increase of the last decade, an 8.6% jump, due mainly to a lack of inventory.

Delinquencies in U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities jumped in April, with the economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic.

Wells Fargo will temporarily stop accepting applications for home equity lines of credit, following a similar move by rival JPMorgan Chase.

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller home price index hasn't yet reflected the impact of the coronavirus, but an independent market maker has some thoughts on how it might.

An early look at securitized residential home-loan performance amid the coronavirus pandemic indicates encouraging trends thus far in impairment levels of non-qualified mortgages, according to a new report from investor analytics firm Dv01.

Dallas-Fort Worth home prices have slightly declined in each of the last three quarters.

While Freddie Mac stabilized liquidity in mortgage markets, coronavirus-related credit losses drove the GSE's income down in the first quarter of 2020.