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Rates won't fall far enough to drive meaningful mortgage volume gains this year, according to a Fitch Ratings analyst.

The board has reduced some aspects of Rithm CEO Michael Nierenberg's pay, but also significantly raised the performance-based component.

Policy experts say the mix of proposals put forth by the White House could ease the nation's housing shortage, but success will be neither quick nor assured.

Limited inventory helped bring the average purchase size on new applications to its highest mark since mid 2022, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

Some vendors can act as backups when a cyberattack knocks the regular provider's system offline. Others offer vendor management expertise that may help.

While many working in home lending are looking to artificial intelligence for future efficiency and automation, job loss is also a concern among a majority of respondents in a new Arizent survey.

Intercontinental Exchange is leveraging the recent acquisition of Black Knight in new business partnerships announced at its annual mortgage conference.

A trio of Republican Congressmen stated they will investigate how the program got fast-tracked by the Biden Administration.

Industry veterans are wary of prospective borrowers who can't pay for agents, and of compensation guidelines clashing with government mortgage lending programs.

The change may open the door to an initial public offering for Figure Technologies' origination division in the future.

Fannie Mae's latest forecast now predicts rates to be half a percentage point higher, and volume to be $1.5 trillion lower than previously expected in 2024.

The plaintiffs allege that the loan-mod errors in the case are different from the ones in two other proposed class-action lawsuits, which stem from a systems issue.

Dan Snyder, CEO and co-founder of Lower discusses the state of the mortgage industry in 2024 and his experience of running a home lending business in past and current market conditions.

U.S. residential starts increased 10.7% in February, the largest since May, to a 1.52 million annualized rate, government data released on Tuesday disclosed.

It will take time for the banking industry to work through issues with CRE loans, Brian Moynihan says in discussing the aftermath of last year's banking crisis and New York Community Bancorp's recent warning about its exposure to troubled debt.

Keeping vendor arrangements under wraps, "pen-tests" and a few simple email setting changes can make a world of difference in avoiding future attacks, experts say.

The head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau summarized his findings from a yearlong probe into the Appraisal Foundation. He says the "lawmaking body" is not accountable to the public or market forces.

Among opportunities to be offered to the program's fifth class of startup entrepreneurs are bank-provided mentorships and sessions with technology leaders and regulatory experts within home finance.

Financial advisors and tax experts say HOA fees are usually not deductible, unless the home is used for a business or as a rental property.