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The coronavirus outbreak has shuttered business and kept people hunkered down in their homes. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it's also resulted in a market that experts describe as essentially frozen in place.

Phone calls have remerged as a powerful lead generation tool that loan officers shouldn't overlook.

The Federal Housing Administration has provided struggling homeowners with payment flexibility and explored other measures. At the same time, the agency is mindful of protecting itself against downside risks.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending April 24.

Due to COVID-19's economic impact, the number of mortgaged properties in default or foreclosure rose in March for the first time since the turn of the century, according to Black Knight.

In the days before COVID-19 entered American consciousness, home prices in San Diego climbed near record territory.

Low mortgage rates increased new orders, but fallout from the pandemic hurt investment income.

The popular videoconferencing service has been beset by security issues, and some banks have banned employees from using it. Are they overreacting?

A statewide stay at home order imposed in late March didn't stop Dayton Realtors from hitting their highest monthly sales figures so far in 2020.

The bipartisan coalition of AGs said homeowners should be allowed to wait until the end of a loan term to make payments they skipped because of the coronavirus.

Mortgage rates were little changed this week as the markets reacted positively to various economic measures coming out of Washington, according to Freddie Mac.

Sales of new homes slid in March by the most since 2013 as the coronavirus started to wreak havoc on the country’s economy.

Sales volumes fell by over 50% in some states since the shelter-in-place mandate started, according to HouseCanary.

The conditions the pandemic created could be the driver of e-mortgage adoption that has been long in coming.

The policy move will allow small institutions participating in the Paycheck Protection Program to pledge business loans as collateral to obtain advances.

Financial institutions could testify before the bipartisan commission overseeing the unprecedented economic aid for industries hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. But without subpoena authority, the panel’s impact may be limited.

As part of our effort to probe the impacts of and responses to the coronavirus pandemic, Arizent has been conducting surveys of leaders in financial and professional services. We ask you to take part by completing our newest 10-minute survey, and look for results in upcoming editorial coverage.

Treating COVID-19 forbearances as a natural disaster will likely mean the MIs will not need to hold as much capital.

Wisconsin started out 2020 with an increase in home sales and median prices of houses over the same time in 2019, but the coronavirus pandemic is expected to have a major influence on the market now.

Both the number of sales and median prices grew in Miami-Dade and Broward in March, just as coronavirus began to grip South Florida.