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Fewer houses for sale, less buying and another monthly dip in prices could be bringing a modest correction to the sky-high Bay Area housing market.

The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority is forcing firms to spell out executives’ responsibilities and put them on the hook for conduct problems. The toughest rules will apply to larger mortgage lenders.

The latest monthly employment estimates for nondepository home lenders and loan brokers rebounded in October and rose year-to-year, reversing a downward trend in 12-month comparisons.

More than two years ago, San Francisco adopted an aggressive plan to add more housing, including affordable homes, along transit corridors. But can it fulfill its promise?

Southern California appreciation rates rebounded in October, hitting the highest levels since last spring, according to the latest CoreLogic Home Price Index.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Dec. 6.

The percentage of farm lenders losing money hit a six-year high in the third quarter, according to the FDIC.

Wealthfront could roll out a debit card, automated bill pay and direct deposit in early 2020, Chief Executive Andy Rachleff said.

Despite an uptick in homebuilding and favorable financing rates, Hovnanian Enterprises' latest earnings results remained in the red due to a charge the company took to reposition debt.

The availability of mortgage credit jumped in November from the previous month as jumbo activity and refinancing in the government market increased, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage-bond investors will need to absorb about 26% more agency MBS supply in 2020 as both home sales and prices continue to climb, according to the average estimate of six of Wall Street's biggest dealers.

A report from the Financial Stability Oversight Council cited a bigger share of originations and servicing by nonbanks as a potential vulnerability in the financial system.

Mortgage rates remained unchanged this week, after moving back and forth during the period on economic and trade news, according to Freddie Mac.

Connecticut single-family home sale prices in October reached their highest level in 12 years for the month, a bit of welcome news in a housing market that is looking for a boost in a decade-plus recovery.

A judge's ruling in San Mateo County is raising fears among developers and advocates for more housing construction that the state will lose its leverage for forcing cities to build their way out of California's affordability crisis.

Millennials took advantage of the low mortgage rate landscape in October, boosting their refinance share to a survey-record high, according to Ellie Mae.

A report from the Financial Stability Oversight Council cited a bigger share of originations and servicing by nonbanks as a potential vulnerability in the financial system.

The Federal Housing Administration's loan limits will generally increase 5% next year, but changes in the composition of statistical areas will lead to decreases in 11 counties.

According to presale reports, Ohana Real Estate Investors is sponsoring a $370 million bond sale backed by an interest-only, floating-rate loan financing its purchase of the Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point, Calif.