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After a bruising takeover battle, CoreLogic went private. Pat Dodd, who moved into the CEO role soon after that, details how much has changed during his two-year tenure.

Economists are also forecasting faster and deeper cuts to borrowing costs over the next year, and see the central bank reducing the policy rate from the current 4.5% to 3% by next July.

The interagency Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity initiative, which was tasked by the Biden administration with rooting out bias in home valuations, appears to have run its course. But experts say it could be years before the group's efforts bear fruit.

The Federal Trade Commission has arranged the payment of hundreds of thousands of dollars to people a law firm charged for lower rates they never received.

The latest proposal for the two government-sponsored enterprises' affordable housing targets scales down some benchmarks for a tough market, but also raises one.

Lower interest rates could bolster loan demand, credit quality and securities portfolios. But they could also curb lending profitability faster than they ease deposit costs, crimping net interest margins and eating into near-term profits.

The company will fund the discount across the first two years through a special escrow account.

The Federal Reserve Chair's words were enough to send Treasury yields and the dollar lower and stocks higher on Friday as investors perceived a green light to take on risk. 

The firm's Buy Before You Sell product for lenders has tapped over $655 million in homeowner equity in the past 18 months.

The top metro saw a 106.9% increase in value of new residential housing units between Q4 2022 and Q4 2023

Trade groups welcome a proposed reverse-mortgage option for buyouts and are working with Ginnie Mae to hammer out the final operational details.

Researchers from Lehigh University concluded that telling commercially available language learning models, like ChatGPT, to "use no bias" significantly minimized it.

The third-largest Canadian bank's proposed minority stake in KeyCorp is an unconventional way to generate more U.S. revenue. Analysts say it's a less risky approach than buying an American bank outright.

In a complaint filed by the Justice Department on Friday, antitrust enforcers said RealPage's software, which helps landlords set rental unit pricing, has effectively raised prices on renters illegally.

Vice President Kamala Harris' pledge to deliver 3 million homes has drawn applause from homebuilders, lenders and affordability advocates, but experts are uncertain how her administration would pull it off.

New-home sales in the U.S. bounced back to the highest level since May 2023 as buyers took advantage of lower mortgage rates and more listings to choose from.

In his speech at the Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, the Fed chair said employment losses are now a bigger risk than elevated inflation.

Mortgage fintech Maxwell suggests lenders position themselves closer to consumers as the post-commission changes landscape evolves.

Two Federal Reserve officials said they believe it's appropriate for the U.S. central bank to begin lowering interest rates soon, and that the pace of subsequent cutting should be "gradual" and "methodical."

The industry would benefit from a measured approach that eventually builds in-house expertise without overreliance on vendors, experts said.