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The investment research firm plans to merge DBRS' ratings business with its existing Morningstar Credit Ratings Service.

Michigan has an estimated 239,000 manufactured homes, which comprises about 5% of the state's housing stock, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The number of renters is growing three times faster than homeowners as would-be homebuyers increasingly are priced out of the market.

Consumer worries over the direction of the U.S. economy affected mortgage application activity this past week even as interest rates remained flat or declined, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage lending has a long way to go before most people associate it in any way with virtual reality.

The agency's spring rulemaking agenda includes the process for collecting small-business data as well as underwriting rules for GSE-backed loans. But what's missing from the list may be just as important.

First American Financial Corp. tumbled the most in nearly eight years amid concerns that a security flaw at the title insurer may have allowed unauthorized access to more than 885 million records related to mortgage deals going back to 2003.

The exurbs were the only area that posted annual growth in new single-family home permits in the first quarter, highlighting an ongoing affordability battle for homebuyers and builders looking for land, according to the NAHB.

After years of expansion as a public company, Ellie Mae went private and cut 10% of its workforce. But new ways to grow lie ahead, according to CEO Jonathan Corr.

From secondary markets along the East Coast to the heart of the Midwest, here's a look at cities where consumers are losing ground in purchasing power as summer approaches, based on changes in housing values compared to local wages and mortgage rates.

Plaza Home Mortgage has improved its pricing for certain jumbo loans that Fannie Mae's automated underwriting system approves, but categorizes as ineligible due to loan size.

Dan Gilbert, the billionaire founder of mortgage giant Quicken Loans Inc. and owner of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers, is "awake, responsive and resting comfortably," a day after suffering a stroke.

Loan officers need to market their services toward the fact millennials are more likely to become homeowners prior to marriage than baby boomers were, a SunTrust survey found.

The sale of Lisa Kloid's Northeast Baltimore house was moving along quickly. It went under contract in April after less than a month, and the settlement was moved up to accommodate the eager first-time buyers.

After years as an oasis of affordability, Tacoma is rapidly losing its status as a refuge for homebuyers priced out of places like Seattle.

Home-price gains in 20 U.S. cities decelerated in March for a 12th straight month, suggesting sellers have yet to fully adjust to buyers’ demands for affordable properties.

Kathy Kraninger, the bureau's director, is in a standoff with Democrats about her claim that the agency cannot supervise institutions under the Military Lending Act.

Dan Gilbert, the founder and chairman of Quicken Loans, was hospitalized on Sunday after suffering stroke-like symptoms, according to the Detroit News.

Calls for getting more women into leadership positions, and strategies for achieving that, dominated the LEAD conference in New York.

First American Financial may have allowed unauthorized access to more than 885 million records related to mortgage deals going back to 2003, according to a security researcher.