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The partnership with homebuilder Onx Homes, the company's ninth joint venture, gives Loandepot more solid footing in the South.

Other issues have overshadowed closing costs of late but they're still a homeownership hurdle. Part five of five in a series: Automation and expenses

The average purchase loan size hit a four-month high of $447,500 as fewer home shoppers are applying for government-backed mortgage products.

The program Better Forever rewards returning mortgage customers by discounting the fee charged on their future refinance or purchase loans.

Current and retired federal employees say Treasury officials granted Elon Musk improper access to federal financial records, violating privacy laws.

Potential cybersecurity and data privacy violations are among the many dangers of giving the Tesla CEO free rein over systems and data used for Social Security benefits and tax refunds. 

Since the National Association of Realtors changed its commission payment rules on Aug. 17, the impact on agent compensation has varied.

Tom Krause, the chief executive of Cloud Software Group, and Marko Elez, an engineer who has worked for SpaceX and social-media platform X, have offices in the Treasury Department, according to sources.

The Federal Reserve Board lifted two enforcement actions against the megabank dating back to 2011. But the Fed's seven-year-old asset cap remains in effect.

The Federal Reserve terminated two mortgage-related enforcement actions against Wells Fargo & Co. from more than a decade ago, the central bank said Tuesday.

The newly created entity, Rithm Acquisition, is a possible, albeit unlikely, way to finally take its NewRez mortgage lending business public.

Some mortgage stakeholders say Trump's tariffs would make interest rates rise and housing costs shoot up.

Desmond will be succeeding Pierre Naudé in leading the bank technology provider.

Donald Trump's second administration is widely expected to be far less skeptical of bank mergers than the Biden administration has been, but industry experts say that political opposition to big bank mergers and business considerations will still be roadblocks.

The move extends the technology company beyond origination functions by pairing it with a former Mortgage Builder platform its parent company also owns.

Excess capacity remains in the mortgage origination cycle, and lenders need to cut costs and end the boom-and-bust hiring, Boston Consulting Group said.

Mr. Cooper is set to launch a pilot program by midyear, integrating previously released components into a unified platform.

The mortgage securities guarantor told the Government Accountability Office it was held back by the limits of its role and information sharing constraints.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who was named to be acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has told the agency's staff to put a halt to all rules, enforcement actions and hiring.

The company, which became a depository in 2022, will be offering affordable housing products and initiatives in 45 states and the District of Columbia.